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title: "DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology)"
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# DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology)

GLOSSARY · BLOCKCHAIN & WEB3

What DLT or distributed ledger technology is: the shared ledger held across many computers that makes tokenization possible.

WHAT IS IT? · FOR DUMMIES

Think of a ledger that is not kept by a single person, but is copied simultaneously across hundreds of computers spread around the world. Every time someone records an entry, all the copies update and check against one another. If someone tries to cheat by altering their own copy, the rest do not agree with it. That is **distributed ledger technology (DLT)**.

Thanks to this, there is no need for a single bank or notary to say “I hold the truth”: the truth is held by everyone at once. Blockchain is the best-known type of DLT, and it is the foundation on which tokens are created and transferred.

WHAT IS IT? · PRO

**Distributed ledger technology (DLT)** is a technology that enables the operation and use of distributed ledgers, understood as information repositories that store data and are shared across a set of network nodes synchronized through a consensus mechanism. Blockchain is one of its most common implementations.

The EU reference legal definition is set out in the **MiCA Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, Art. 3(1)(1)**, and is reiterated in the **DLT Pilot Regime Regulation (EU) 2022/858** on market infrastructures based on DLT. EU rules adopt a technology-neutral approach: DLT is the technical means, while the legal classification of the recorded asset (a MiCA crypto-asset or a financial instrument subject to MiFID II Directive 2014/65/EU and to Law 6/2023 LMVSI) determines the applicable regime.

## 01 / Key points

- Ledger that is **shared and synchronized** across multiple nodes through consensus.
- **Blockchain** is the best-known DLT implementation, but not the only one.
- Legal definition in **MiCA (Regulation (EU) 2023/1114, Art. 3)** and in the DLT Pilot Regime (Regulation (EU) 2022/858).
- DLT is **neutral**: the legal regime depends on the recorded asset, not on the technology.

This entry is informative. It is not legal, tax or investment advice. The rules cited change: check the current version on [BOE](https://www.boe.es) and [EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu).