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Various types of electronic securities and tokens that are issued using DLT systems
Crypto fund unit
A crypto fund unit is a share in investment funds or in individual share classes of an investment fund that is registered in a crypto securities register. The German Electronic Securities Act (Gesetz zur Einführung von elektronischen Wertpapieren, eWpG) also extends to electronic investment funds share certificates, which can thereby also be held in a central register.
Crypto security
Crypto securities are a new form of issuance for bearer bonds via a DLT-based crypto securities register.
Cryptocurrency
A cryptocurrency is a digital asset that enables cashless payments independent from any intermediaries or can be used for investment purposes.
Electronic stock
The German Financing for the Future Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz, ZuFinG) enables the DLT-based issuance of electronic stocks.
Non-fungible token (NFT)
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets that can be issued and traded via DLT.
Security tokens
Security tokens are securities that represent a digital twin of an asset.
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Components of the DLT infrastructure in our topic glossary
Crypto securities register
A crypto securities register is a register based on DLT technology for electronic securities as defined in the German Electronic Securities Act (Gesetz über elektronische Wertpapiere, eWpG). The Electronic Securities Act (eWpG) created a new financial service referred to as crypto securities registrar services.
Crypto wallets (wallets)
Wallets allow users to store and manage the cryptographic keys of tokens.
Decentralized application (dApp)
dApps are DLT-based software applications that make smart contracts usable through a GUI.
Decentralized finance
Decentralized finance describes decentralized systems that use software protocols to enable financial transactions between users without the involvement of financial intermediaries such as banks.
Distributed ledger technology
Distributed ledger technology (or “DLT” for short) refers to a decentralized database that stores information in blocks that are distributed across a computer network.
Smart Contracts
Smart contracts are contracts implemented using DLT systems that automatically execute transactions when certain triggers occur, enabling digital transaction processing.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and analytics in the financial services sector
The term “artificial intelligence” refers to technologies that emulate and support human abilities in seeing, hearing, analyzing, deciding and acting.
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The term “asset management” refers to the financial service of managing assets by means of financial instruments with the aim of increasing the invested assets.
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