Blockchain Technology and the Investment Management Industry, Practising Law Institute
October 01, 2026Morgan Lewis partner Betselot Zeleke authored a chapter in Practising Law Institute’s Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds Regulation treatise analyzing the evolving role of blockchain technology and digital assets in the investment management industry, including recent regulatory developments affecting tokenization, stablecoins, and digital asset investment products.
The chapter explores how blockchain technology is being integrated into transfer agency, custody, settlement, and other investment management functions, alongside developments in federal digital asset legislation and US Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodity Futures Trading Commission guidance.
Betselot also considers the practical implications for asset managers, funds, and advisers, emphasizing the importance of evaluating regulatory obligations, operational controls, and investor protections as adoption of blockchain-based products and services expands.