NBER Report: Blockchain Could Shift Balance of Corporate Power
The blockchain could dramatically change corporate governance by reducing legal insider trading and making shareholder voting more reliable, according to a new report published by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Authored by New York University (NYU) professor David Yermack, the second working paper by the US non-profit explores how the widespread adoption of distributed ledgers could impact investors, shareholders, auditors and other participants in corporate governance. Citing recent proofs-of-concept at major stock exchanges, the NBER paper explores a future where....
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