JP Morgan executes first DeFi trade on public blockchain
The MAS Chief Fintech Officer said the successful test was “a big step towards enabling more efficient and integrated global financial networks.” Multinational banking firm JP Morgan has successfully executed its first ever cross-border transaction using decentralized finance (DeFi) on a public blockchain.The trade was facilitated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Project Guardian on Nov. 2 — which was established as part of a pilot program to “explore potential decentralized finance (DeFi) applications in wholesale funding markets.” In other words, the pilot was another step....
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