Adapting Blockchain Technology as a Potent Mechanism for Enhancing Fairness and Transparency in Zimbabwe's Primary Securities Markets

This research submits that to a greater extent, modern commercialism is established on securities regulation that is designed to get the optimal quantity of information concerning issuers into the hands of investors. The grail of securities regulation is two-sided. To a handful, it is the protection of investors and to the other the protection of professionals (issuers). This research suggests that, regardless of the specific and dominant theoretical framework, the current priorities and techniques for the regulation of securities markets are meant to enhance market fairness and transparency. This research demonstrates that the ascent of contemporary technological evolution has formed the financial landscape since the 19th century. The whir around blockchain technology has influenced many experts in the field of technology to discern its impact beyond its existence as an underlying protocol to Bitcoin. Blockchain technology presents numerous appealing features that have the potential to change the way securities markets operate. The securities markets depend on two pillars; the primary securities market and the secondary securities market. This research advances that blockchain technology can be adapted as a potent mechanism in enhancing fairness and transparency in Zimbabwe's primary securities market.