The French government has given the official nod for trading unlisted securities using blockchain technology, Reuters reports.
According to the article, the government has adopted new rules that will enable banks and fintech firms to establish blockchain platforms for unlisted securities trading. The change will allow the trading of the assets without relying on middlemen and theoretically at near-instant speeds.
The country’s finance minister, Bruno Le Maire, said that the new rules would be a boon for Paris as a financial center, continuing:
“The use of this new technology will allow fintech firms and other financial actors to develop new ways of trading securities that are faster, cheaper, more transparent and safer.”
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