Publication: Distributed Ledger Technology and Secured Transactions: Note 2. Regulatory Implications of Integrating Digital Assets and Distributed Ledgers in Credit Ecosystems
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2020-05
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2020-06-26
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This guidance note focuses on the regulatory implications that the deployment of distributed ledger technology (DLT) entails for secured transactions and collateral registry (STCR) frameworks. In particular, it examines the regulatory regimes applicable to three DLT-STCR outputs: (i) the use of digital assets implementing DLT as collateral, (ii) the application of DLT in platforms supporting secondary markets for the valuation and disposal of collateral, and (iii) the application of DLT in collateral registries.
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“World Bank. 2020. Distributed Ledger Technology and Secured Transactions: Note 2. Regulatory Implications of Integrating Digital Assets and Distributed Ledgers in Credit Ecosystems. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34008 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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