63N-16-401.  Definitions.

(1)  “Blockchain company” means an entity that uses blockchain technology to facilitate financial transactions between users.

Terms Used In Utah Code 63N-16-401

  • Blockchain technology: means the use of a digital database containing records of financial transactions, which can be simultaneously used and shared within a decentralized, publicly accessible network and can record transactions between two parties in a verifiable and permanent way. See Utah Code 63N-16-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)  “Noncustodial blockchain company” means a blockchain company that does not have possession or control of a user’s private key.

(3)  “Private key” means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-62-101.

(4)  “Registry” means the Noncustodial Blockchain Registry described in Section 63N-16-402.

(5)  “User” means a person who engages in a financial transaction through a blockchain company.

Enacted by Chapter 77, 2023 General Session