JP Morgan

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Nudges Up as Regulatory Risks Linger

Bitcoin gave up some gains on Wednesday, suggesting the short-squeeze rally is fading.

Markets  ·  23 June 2021

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Over $55K as Ether Hits New All-Time High

Bitcoin's rise this week comes after a weekend where its price went as low as $47,272.

Markets  ·  27 April 2021
JP Morgan

Jamie Dimon Says Regulatory Status of Cryptocurrencies Needs to Be ‘Dealt With’

The JPMorgan CEO included cryptocurrency regulation among his chief concerns in his letter to shareholders.

News  ·  7 April 2021
JP Morgan

Crypto-Friendly Signature Bank Added to JPMorgan’s ‘Focus List’

Signature is "positioned to ride the crypto wave," a JPMorgan analyst wrote.

News  ·  9 February 2021
JP Morgan

Ripple Board Lands JPMorgan Veteran and Regulatory Expert Sandie O’Connor

The appointment comes as U.S.-based Ripple is openly contemplating relocating its headquarters to another country, citing lack of regulatory clarity.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 December 2020
Bitcoin

More Institutions Are Buying Bitcoin, Say JPMorgan Analysts

In their “Flows & Liquidity” report, JP Morgan analysts say institutions are piling into bitcoin at a stronger pace this quarter than they were in Q3 and may have a bigger role in price movement than quantitative traders.

Markets  ·  23 November 2020
Acquisitions

ConsenSys Acquires JPMorgan’s Quorum Blockchain

Quorum, the enterprise blockchain platform developed by mega-bank JPMorgan Chase, is to be acquired by ConsenSys, the Brooklyn-based Ethereum venture studio.

Business  ·  25 August 2020
Bitcoin

JPMorgan Analysts: Bitcoin Is Likely to Survive (as a Speculative Asset)

Bitcoin proved itself a resilient asset, if not a stable or useful currency, during March's global market meltdown, JPMorgan analysts told investors.

News  ·  15 June 2020
DeFi

Libra Wanted a Currency, All We Need Are DeFi’s Open Payment Rails

Rather than build an alternative currency like Libra, Facebook should concentrate on building new infrastructure, like the open systems in the ethereum-DeFi space, says ConsenSys's Lex Sokolin.

Business  ·  10 March 2020
Ethereum

JPMorgan Quietly Reboots the Blockchain Behind Its JPM Coin Cryptocurrency

JPMorgan has been replacing key privacy components of its Quorum blockchain platform over the past six months.

Business  ·  9 May 2019
JP Morgan

JP Morgan’s Stablecoin: A Feat of Engineering or Marketing?

Upon first examination, JPM coin is an exciting Wall Street development, but the reality is more complicated, writes Kadena's Ben Jessel.

Business  ·  9 March 2019
Ethereum

‘Already Live’: Signature Bank Is Moving Millions on a JPMorgan-Like Private, Dollar-Backed Cryptocurrency

While crypto-land is abuzz about JPMorgan’s plan to move dollars via blockchain, a smaller New York bank is already doing this.

Business  ·  14 February 2019
JP Morgan

Cryptos Would Only Have Value in ‘Dystopian’ Economy: JPMorgan

JPMorgan Chase has said that cryptocurrencies would only have value when confidence in traditional assets had been lost.

Business  ·  28 January 2019
Regulation

Public or Private? Blockchain Distinctions Are Falling Out of Fashion

"Convergence" means different things to different people in the blockchain space. But it's a word that's cropping up again and again.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 June 2018