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FDIC: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corp... :

> The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a United States government corporation supplying deposit insurance to depositors in American commercial banks and savings banks.

https://www.sifma.org/resources/general/firms-guide-to-the-c.... :

> Any broker-dealer that is a member of a national securities exchange or Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and handles orders must report to CAT. Eligible securities include NMS stocks, listed options, and over-the-counter (OTC) equity securities.

Interledger Protocol works with any type of ledger, has a defined messaging spec, and has multi-hop audit trails: https://westurner.github.io/hnlog/#comment-36503888