Chain Partners publish research report "Security Token (STO) Analysis

Chain Partners have published an in-depth research report on Security Token Offers (STO) titled: “Security Token (STO) Analysis”  Chain Partners is one of South Korea’s leading digital asset platform operating an exchange, payments and OTC trading desk. 
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The research report states that security tokens still remain at an experimental stage, and 2019 will become the initial period for the appearance of legitimate infrastructure for the institutionalization of digital assets. As security tokens fall under the framework of traditional finance, Chain Partners believe it is nearly impossible for Security Tokens to expand into a trillion dollar market without the entrance of financial institutions. (In early 2018 when the majority of the market was utility tokens, the maximum value of the digital asset market was USD 814 billion).

CCAF Research Report "Distributed Ledger Technology Systems: A Conceptual Framework"

The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School, the global leader in Fintech research, has published a document entitled “Distributed Ledger Technology Systems: A Conceptual Framework.”

The authors aim to provide a common framework and terminology for the fast emerging Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) industry also frequently referred to as Blockchain.  This can be helpful in dispelling the confusion that surrounds the DLT / Blockchain industry.

The report provides a list of the key characteristics of a DLT system, which must be capable of  ensuring: