Digital asset

1. Assets - dematerialisation - information technology - crypto-assets.

Defined broadly, digital assets include any digital information associated with rights of use or ownership interests.

This can include dematerialised conventional assets, such as shares or other securities, and any other information held in an information technology system or other digital format, including crypto-assets in a distributed ledger.

2. Assets information technology - crypto-assets.

Any digital information associated with rights of use or ownership interests, but excluding dematerialised conventional assets.

3. Crypto-assets - distributed ledger.

Narrowly, crypto-assets in a distributed ledger.

Sometimes known as "new" digital assets.

Traditional assets & payments heading to similar accelerated settlement cycles and continual availability

"All stakeholders in the digital asset domain must increase efforts to ensure potential market participants understand the nuances of digital assets.

A sustained and targeted programme of activity would help treasurers become more comfortable with the real risks and opportunities.

Treasurers should take advantage of any opportunities to learn from credible counterparties and sources of information, particularly because there are lessons available for traditional businesses.

For example, digital assets settle T+0 on a 24-7 basis.

Regardless of anyone’s opinion of digital assets, it is a reasonable assumption that traditional assets and payments are gradually heading to the same accelerated settlement cycles and continual availability."

Insights from the 2024 Digital Assets Survey - Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director, Policy & Technical at the ACT and Nick Philpott, Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships at Zodia Markets by Standard Chartered.

See also

• 24/7
• Alternative finance
• Assets
• Bitcoin
• Blockchain
• Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance
• Central bank digital currency
• Cryptoassets
• Cryptocurrency
• Cryptography
• Dematerialisation
• Digital capital market
• Digital currency
• Distributed ledger
• Fungible
• Information technology
• Law
• Money
• Natively digital asset
• Non-fungible token
• Regulation
• Security
• Share
• T+0
• Token

Other resources

• Insights from the 2024 Digital Assets Survey - Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director, Policy & Technical at the ACT and Nick Philpott, Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships at Zodia Markets by Standard Chartered
• Digital Assets Survey 2024 - ACT - Zodia Markets
• Legal and Regulatory Implications for Digital Assets - Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance