Naveen Mallela, global co-head of Kinexys bank’s blockchain division, said the token will allow users to send and receive money through the public blockchain affiliated with Coinbase Global Inc.
- The bank first revealed plans for a pilot launch of JPM Coin under the symbol JPMD in June.
- JPMorgan reportedly intends to make the token available to its clients’ customers at a later stage and expand it to other currency denominations after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals.
- Deposit tokens are the tokenized versions of money that a commercial bank holds in its deposits, designed to facilitate faster settlements.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is bringing its blockchain ambitions to the general public. The Wall Street giant has reportedly begun rolling out a custodial token, JPM Coin, to institutional clients, part of a broader push by traditional financial institutions into digital assets.
Naveen Mallela, global co-head of Kinexys bank’s blockchain division, said the token will allow users to send and receive money through the public blockchain affiliated with Coinbase Global Inc., according to a Bloomberg News report.
Why did JPMorgan launch the token?
The bank first revealed plans for a pilot launch of JPM Coin under the symbol JPMD in June. Mallela reportedly said that the largest US bank had trademarked the JPME symbol for a possible future launch of a euro-denominated deposit token.
JPMorgan reportedly intends to make the token available to its clients’ customers at a later stage and expand it to other currency denominations after receiving the necessary regulatory approvals. It also intends to expand to different blockchains.
Deposit tokens are the tokenized versions of money that a commercial bank holds in its deposits, and they are designed to facilitate faster settlements as they move up the blockchain. In comparison, stablecoins are typically pegged to fiat currencies such as the US dollar and backed one-to-one by assets, such as government bonds.
Unlike stablecoins, which do not pass on returns on their reserve assets to token holders, deposit tokens pay interest on underlying bank deposits, making them attractive to businesses with large cash deposits, such as cryptocurrency trading firms. These companies often use stablecoins for activities such as entering or exiting trading positions and as collateral, suggesting that they will find the interest-bearing nature of deposit tokens beneficial for managing large balances.
“We think there is a lot of buzz around stablecoins, but for institutional clients, deposit-based products offer an interesting alternative,” Mallela was quoted as saying. “These can generate returns. »
According to the report, other banks, including The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. and HSBC Holdings Plc, are currently exploring or have already launched deposit token services. This renewed enthusiasm has emerged amid favorable policies implemented by the Trump administration towards cryptocurrencies, including the passage of the Genius Act.
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