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Skip to contentIn today’s fast-paced and constantly evolving industry landscape, there are several innovative technologies, such as Blockchain and Digital Assets, disrupting the market.
The Blockchain technology market size is valued at more than USD 7 billion in 2022 and is expected to increase to USD 164 billion by 2029. Major players operating the blockchain technology market worldwide are mainly in the U.S, such as Coinbase, IBM, and Ripple, etc, while there is also a growing adoption in other countries.
Browse through our updated list of the Blockchain and Digital Asset projects to understand why it is important in the industry!
Blockchain projects are a set of decentralised ledger applications which leverage this technology to make processes more efficient, transparent, secure and scalable. These applications can range from financial services all the way to supply chain management and ESG/sustainability.
Digital Asset projects refer to any project related to digital assets, which are electronic data files that can be owned, transferred, and used as a currency for transactions or as a means of storing intangible content.
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The blockchain industry has various technology and numerous projects and stakeholders, making it complex to categorise. CFTE created a taxonomy containing different sectors to help the industry understand the blockchain landscape. The taxonomy is from the Blockchain and Digital Asset Programme, led by CFTE and SMU.
Sectors are used to categorise blockchain projects in financial services to better understand and analyze the specific applications in the financial industry. This allows for targeted investment, regulation, research and development efforts, etc. These are the seven sectors that cover the finance ecosystem.
Retail Finance
Corporate Finance
Capital Markets & Exchanges
Investment
Insurance
Non Financial
Government & Regulator
To better understand the main applications of blockchain technology in financial services, we categorize blockchain projects into four applications: customer-facing, infrastructure, ESG, and compliance and risk. These categories help to identify the primary areas of adoption and potential benefits of blockchain in the industry.
Customer-facing
Blockchain solutions that directly interacts with customers, increasing efficiency and accessibility.
Infrastructure
Blockchain systems that improve operations with secure data sharing, faster settlements, and efficiency.
ESG
A framework that can increase sustainability, improve ESG data reporting, and facilitate impact investing.
Compliance and Risk
Risk management processes that enhance security, immutable record-keeping, improved KYC/AML .
The definition of blockchain suggests that it is a type of distributed database or ledger that helps in recording all transactions throughout multiple computers. The aim of blockchain is allowing digital information to be recorded and distributed, and those information cannot be edited.
A digital asset is a unit of data that is created and stored digitally which is identifiable, discoverable, and that is used to realize or represent ownership, value, utility, or other characteristics. Many digital assets are stored on blockchains, such as cryptoassets and can be digital representations of tangible or intangible assets, such as digital identity.
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