Private blockchain

Multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co is reportedly trialing the use of its own private blockchain for collateral settlements. According to Bloomberg JPMorgan conducted a pilot transaction last Friday which saw two of its entities transfer a tokenized representation of Black Rock Inc. money market fund shares A money market fund is a type of mutual fund that is considered as a low risk investment as it offers exposure to liquid and short term assets such as cash, cash equivalents and debt-securities with high credit ratings. In terms of JPMorgan’s broader vision for its private blockchain, the bank said that it intends to enable investors to put forward a wide range of assets as collateral that can also be used outside of regular market hours. It pointed to equities and fix...