The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") published a report on January 18, 2017, regarding Distributed Ledger Technology ("DLT") (also known as blockchain technology) that provides an overview of different DLT use cases and related regulatory considerations for market participants (the "Report"). The Report provides valuable guidance to both the financial services industry and the broader technology sector as U.S. lawmakers and regulators begin to focus their attention on the development of these swiftly evolving technologies. FINRA requests public comment on its conclusions, highlighted in this article, by March 31, 2017.
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