IBM, JPMorgan, and Others Join Forces to Create Their Own Blockchain
In a major blow to the Bitcoin blockchain, leading financial and technological giants including IBM, Intel, Cisco, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group, and State Street have come together to create their own open-source blockchain. According to a highly extensive report on Wired.com, the open source project will aim to replicate a blockchain-like technology that can bring a new level of automation and transparency to a wide range of services, beyond its current use as a ledger for Bitcoin transactions. Jerry Cuomo, vice-president and chief technology officer of IBM's....
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has been vocal about his concerns regarding bitcoin and blockchain technology, emphasizing his points in a recent testimony. JPMorgan is currently working with other large investment banks such as UBS and Credit Suisse to create a more stable blockchain framework that can be used in the financial industry. In his 40-minute Q&A session at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York, Dimon dismissed reports claiming that the bank is seeking to exit its custody and cash management operations while blockchain technology is being explored. JPMorgan and....
JPMorgan expects blockchain use in finance to increase as the crypto sector grows. The global investment bank says, “We want to make sure that we are able to not only support that but also be ready to provide related services.”
JPMorgan’s Blockchain Plans
JPMorgan Chase & Co foresees increased blockchain usage in traditional finance and is getting ready to offer related services, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
The global investment bank has been using a blockchain for collateral settlements, allowing its clients to use a wider range of assets as....
A group of top tech and finance companies including IBM, Wells Fargo and the London Stock Exchange Group, are joining forces to develop a new open source blockchain separated from the Bitcoin blockchain, Bloomberg Business reports. The group will work with the Linux Foundation to create a public network that lets blockchain applications built on top of it communicate with each other. The open-source software will enable others to transform the way business transactions are conducted, according to a statement released by the Linux Foundation. The statement, not yet available in the open at....
An internal JPMorgan memo reveals that the lender plans to invest $9 billion in technology like robotics and the blockchain, according to Business Insider, which claims to have seen the memo. Daniel Pinto, the head of JPMorgan’s corporate and investment bank, sent the memo, which claims a major priority is to pursue innovative technologies in which they have been investing. Internal working groups have made “significant advances” and will receive additional freedom to create marketing leading platforms in the next year, the memo states. JPMorgan also has established teams for robotics,....
Singapore-based Invictus has collaborated with IBM to create a new blockchain product for businesses. Hyperledger Project is slowly gaining acceptance among both corporate and startups alike. A Linux Foundation initiative, Hyperledger has received support from some of the leading technology, financial and banking giants. As far as its initial adoption goes, startups like Invictus has joined the likes of Maersk to create blockchain-based applications in collaboration with IBM. The Singapore-based Invictus has become the latest company to join forces with IBM to create a product on....