Acknowledgements

Executive Summary

1 Acronyms and Abbreviations

2 Glossary of Terms

3 Introduction

4 Overview of Distributed ledger Technologies (DLT)

5 Commercial and Financial Uses Cases for DLTs

6. Use of DLTs by Central Banks

7 Use of DLTs for Financial Inclusion and in Developing Countries

8 Ecosystem-wide Security Vulnerabilities and Risks in Implementation of DLTs

9 Additional areas of risks and concern in DLT use

10 Overall Conclusions

11 Overall Observations and Recommendations

Annex A Consensus protocols in use in various DLT types.

Annex B Evolving Types of Crypto-Assets

Annex C Examples of DLTs Used In a Financial Inclusion Context

Annex D Summary of general security concerns, security issues; resultant risks, and potential mitigation measures