1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(1) 'distributed ledger technology' or 'DLT' means a technology that enables the operation and use of distributed ledgers;

(2) 'distributed ledger' means an information repository that keeps records of transactions and that is shared across, and synchronised between, a set of DLT network nodes using a consensus mechanism;

(3) 'consensus mechanism' means the rules and procedures by which an agreement is reached, among DLT network nodes, that a transaction is validated;

(4) 'DLT network node' means a device or process that is part of a network and that holds a complete or partial replica of records of all transactions on a distributed ledger;

(5) 'crypto-asset' means a digital representation of a value or of a right that is able to be transferred and stored electronically using distributed ledger technology or similar technology;