Blockchain tech pushes global banking regulators back to basics

Blockchain tech pushes global banking regulators back to basics

Blockchain data structure. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

The ‘fintech’ sector hoping to revolutionise finance with the adoption of blockchain, or distributed ledger technology, is forcing global financial regulators to start looking at whether they need to change the rules governing markets and banking.

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