Building Secure and Transparent Systems: ADB's Blockchain Initiatives in Asia and the Pacific

This report explains how ADB is trialling ways blockchain technology can bolster digital transformation and tackle issues such as financial inclusion and fragmented markets to help build resilient systems across Asia and the Pacific.

It shows how ADB has piloted the use of blockchain to modernize trade finance in Thailand and Viet Nam, speed up land leasing in Fiji, and support carbon trading in the People's Republic of China. Outlining how blockchain's decentralized technology can help countries reduce fraud, step up efficiency, and improve trust, it shows how it has the potential to cut service delivery costs and improve lives.