The Role of Distributed Ledger Technology in Banking
From Theory to Practice

Explores the impact of DLT in the banking industry from different technical, regulatory, business, and theoretical aspects.

Sabrina Leo (Edited by), Ida Claudia Panetta (Edited by)

9781009411745, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 November 2023

370 pages
23.5 x 15.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.67 kg

'Leo and Panetta have brought together a collection of admirably clear essays on the promising applications and policy challenges surrounding the application of crypto technologies in money, banking and financial regulation. This will be a valuable reference for anyone who struggles to make sense of the hype around blockchain, tokenised finance and smart contracts.' Alistair Milne, Loughborough University

Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is a way of managing, storing, and sharing information over a distributed network. The position of DLT in banking can be seen as controversial as it is a rapidly evolving technology with both potential benefits and challenges. The Role of Distributed Ledger Technology in Banking presents a balanced assessment of both the opportunities and risks behind such recent innovations. Combining theory and practice, it explores the impact of DLT in the banking sector and offers the opportunity to exploit different points of view from different disciplines. It presents topics from both a theoretical and practical point of view, highlighting concrete applications. Written by a team of experts from academia and the banking sector, this book looks at DLT not as a threat but as an exciting opportunity to bring the banking/financial system in the future.

Introduction: The banking in the era of distributed ledgers Sabrina Leo and Ida Claudia Panetta
Part I. Why Pay Attention to Distributed Ledger Technology in Banking?: 1. Blockchain and distributed ledger technologies Claudio Di Ciccio
2. The integration of distributed ledger technology in banking: state of the art in literature Sabrina Leo and Andrea Delle Foglie
Part II. Opportunities and Challenges in Crypto-Asset Regulation: 3. Some reflections on the proposed MiCA regulation Filippo Annunziata
4. Crypto-assets in banks: between opportunities and legal uncertainties Andrea Daly
5. Cyberlaundering, VASPs' regulation and AML policy response Antonio Adinolfi and Emanuela Giusi Gaeta
Part III. The Power of Distributed Ledgers in Payments: 6. DLT in payments: new course of history ahead? Alessandro Agnoletti and Giancarlo Sfolcini
7. Central bank digital currency: rationales, design considerations, and implementation using the algorand blockchain technology Andrea Civelli, Co-Pierre Georg, Pietro Grassano and Naveed Ihsanullah
8. Opportunities, challenges and design of CBDCs: the Italian approach to a new technology Silvia Attanasio and Paola Del Vitto
9. A proposal for an Asia digital common currency (ADCC) applying distributed ledger technology (DLT) and blockchain technology (BCT) Taiji Inui and Wataru Takahashi
Part IV. Enabling Financial Inclusion and ESG with Distributed Ledger Technology: 10. Distributed ledger technology and financial inclusion Harish Natarajan and Biagio Bossone
11. Banking, blockchain and ESG John Ho Hee Jung
Part V. A Further Look at DLT In Banking: Lessons Learned, Current Applications and Future Scenarios: 12. A look into the intermediaries of the metaverse: halfway between the present and the future Ida Claudia Panetta and Sabrina Leo
13. The DLT landscape in banking: key features of prominent use cases through strengths and weaknesses Sabrina Leo and Ida Claudia Panetta.

Subject Areas: Macroeconomics [KCB]