Using Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts to Create a Distributed Securities Depository by Eric Wall and Gustaf Malm
“Summarized, this paper aims to:
• Provide an analysis of blockchain technology at its current state of development
• Address the possibilities of leveraging blockchain innovations in the securities market infrastructure
• Address the issues of balancing decentralized blockchain database structures within the financial industry to conform to regulatory policies
• Outline possible routes of adoption of blockchain technologies in the securities industry while addressing the challenges ahead
• Propose overarching blockchain design choices suitable for a securities depository
Additionally, this paper aims to describe designs for delivery versus payment in different blockchain paradigms.”