About the DLGA

Improving Distributed Ledger Governance through Engagement

Established in 2018, the DLGA promotes improved distributed ledger governance through local (state, county, city and tribal) level pilots and legislation. We believe that engaging with U.S. local governments and tribal organizations will result in more effective and informed legislation to provide a virtuous feedback laboratory for improved distributed ledger governance and success.

The Distributed Ledger Governance Association (DLGA) was established to promote distributed ledger business, technology and governance. Our mission is to enable our members to successfully demonstrate new distributed ledger technology (DLT) by effectively engaging with government entities and stakeholders in the United States and, through this process, help set governance standards. DLGA provides member organizations with the tools to demonstrate their technology in the real economy, leading to commercially successful pilots.

The long-term DLGA vision is to set standards of governance and serve as a membership organization for DLT entities choosing to uphold these standards. Through these efforts, we see innovative local government benefiting from a legal jurisdiction that creates more efficiency and improved legal certainty for DLT companies.

The DLGA is working with several state governments such as Wyoming and Vermont to develop local legislation that demonstrates bipartisan, nimble and responsive DLT regulation. Our goal is to expand our relationships to additional jurisdictions looking to embrace DLT innovation to drive economic development.

The DLGA is also working with local universities and colleges across the U.S. to encourage best practices and collaboration with developing and implementing distributed ledger technology.