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ESMA's DLT Pilot: A Pragmatic Pivot or Regulatory Retreat?

ESMA's DLT Pilot: A Pragmatic Pivot or Regulatory Retreat?

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is changing its tune on the DLT Pilot Regime. The original framework, aimed at encouraging innovation in digital securities, has been blown away by market confusion, with industry complaints being the least of them, and justifiably so. Are these proposed amendments an indication...

Blockchain Pilot Program to Test New U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Agency

Blockchain Pilot Program to Test New U.S. Humanitarian Assistance Agency

The U.S. government is researching the use of blockchain technology to increase transparency and accountability in international humanitarian assistance. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is preparing to re-develop itself into the U.S. International Humanitarian Assistance (IHA). To further illustrate this transition, the new organization plans to start a...