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Digital securities, analog problems: how tokenisation undermines the rights of investors
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The intermediated holding of investment securities through tiered custody chains undermines the rights of investors. Distributed ledger technology offers potential solutions through direct investor-issuer connections, but emerging regulatory frameworks paradoxically recreate intermediation while providing weaker safeguards than for traditional securities. This article examines how current legal approaches to tokenised securities risk creating worse outcomes for investors, particularly retail participants.
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