Holding, Clearing and Settling Securities Through Blockchain Technology Creating an Efficient System by Empowering Asset Owners

Holding, Clearing and Settling Securities Through Blockchain Technology Creating an Efficient System by Empowering Asset Owners

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Holding, Clearing and Settling Securities Through Blockchain Technology Creating an Efficient System by Empowering Asset Owners

The paper analyses the current system of holding and transferring securities. It argues that the current model makes transactions safe by next to eliminating counter-party risk. This is done at the price of exposing the holding of securities to custody risk. Investors nowadays hold securities through chains of custodians and are exposed to risk of any of these failing.

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