A Review of Frontier Research on Distributed Ledger Technology in Financial Transactions

Abstract

本文梳理分布式账本技术在金融交易中的前沿进展，分析其对支付结算、资产登记、监管审计和风险治理的影响。采用文献分析与比较研究方法，选取国内外标准化报告、国际组织研究、监管文件和典型项目材料，从技术架构、金融功能、资产形态、风险类型与治理要求五个维度进行归纳。结果：分布式账本技术已不再局限于加密资产记账，而是逐渐进入跨境支付、资产代币化、稳定币结算、供应链金融、证券登记清算、监管科技和央行数字货币相关基础设施等场景。本文进一步通过Project Agorá、mBridge、Project Guardian、Terra/Luna、数字人民币与BSN等代表性项目或案例进行横向比较，指出不同方案在开放性、可控性、结算最终性、资产确权、合规嵌入和治理责任方面存在明显差异。研究认为，DLT的金融价值主要体现为多主体共享可验证记录、缩短对账链条、支持可编程结算和提升监管可验证性，而不是简单替代金融中介。综上，DLT的大规模金融应用应在效率提升与风险控制之间取得平衡，重点完善隐私保护、法律确权、智能合约安全、跨链互操作、失败处置机制和跨境监管协同。This paper reviews recent developments in distributed ledger technology (DLT) for financial transactions and explains how these developments affect payment and settlement, asset registration, regulatory audit and risk governance. A literature-based and comparative research approach is adopted. The discussion is organised around five dimensions: technical architecture, financial function, asset form, risk type and governance requirement. This revised version adds representative comparisons of Project Agorá, mBridge, Project Guardian, Terra/Luna, e-CNY and BSN, and argues that DLT should be understood as an infrastructure for verifiable coordination rather than a simple substitute for financial intermediaries. Its large-scale adoption depends on technical performance, legal recognition, privacy protection, interoperability standards, smart contract security and cross-jurisdictional regulatory coordination.