Hierarchies are vital to both our sense of value and safety. Whether in politics or economics, the idea of a central command that is in charge is as old as institutions themselves. However, the ...

This is the final article in our three-part series focused on a key question: as bank-fintech partnerships continue to play a vital role in driving financial services, how does the industry make this ...

Some people think that permissioned distributed ledger technology can perform better than open blockchain because it is tweaked to address the issues of the latter. Such systems are also called ...

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) may be the next phase of the digital revolution. Tech entrepreneur Rick Falkvinge boldly predicts that “Bitcoin will do to banks what email did to the postal ...

On April 3, 2024, the European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) sent an update letter to the European Commission and other EU institutions on the uptake of distributed ledger technology by financial ...

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has published its updated Global Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ...

Distributed ledger technology (DLT) application in the real world is accelerating, said panellists at this year’s SIBOS conference. The affirmation was made at a panel entitled ‘Meet the Experts: DLT ...

As use of blockchain grows, so too does the adoption of distributed ledger technology in its many forms. Blockchain is the underlying storage mechanism for DLT, and with smart contracts a blockchain ...

Recognising new realities in decentralisation, the regulations aim to provide market players with governance flexibility within distributed ledger technology foundations. On 2 October 2023, the Board ...