DTCC Blockchain Video Series, Pt 3: Regulators Taking a Pragmatic Approach)
06.21.2016In the final installment of a three-part video series from The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Mark Wetjen, Managing Director, Head of Global Public Policy, explains that there is enormous interest among regulators in understanding the technology, how it works and how it fits into the current regulatory framework that has been crafted over many decades.
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