JPMorgan Officially Dips Toes in the Crypto Space by Regestring Crypto Market Trademark
Banking giant JPMorgan published a video detailing a planned solution enabling people to choose the identity credentials they want to share in their interactions across Web3, the metaverse and DeFi protocols.
“As digital asset portability and ownership become more prevalent, you’ll need a digital identity that puts you in control over your identity credentials, enabling you to prove who you are, wherever you are by sharing only what you want to share,” the video says.
“Imagine using only your credit score to take advantage of buy-now-pay-later options without revealing all of your personal information.”
This being said, the bank has officially registered a trademark for a cryptocurrency wallet.
JPMorgan plans to provide users with electronic transfers of virtual currencies via a global computer network. The trademark also covers the financial exchange of cryptocurrencies as well as cryptocurrency payment processing.
According to U.Today, the New York-based multinational bank proposed a Bitcoin-style payment system all the way back in 2013. In 2018, it filed a patent for a peer-to-peer payment system that would use blockchain for intra- and inter-bank settlements.
Last month, it revealed that it was exploring the idea of launching a digital wallet that would make it possible for users to choose digital identity credentials across various DeFi and metaverse apps.
Earlier this month, JPMorgan executed its very first DeFi trade, which was facilitated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). While JPMorgan has seemingly warmed up to the idea of making crypto at least a small part of its business, Jamie Dimon, the bank’s longtime CEO, remains a Bitcoin critic. As reported by U.Today, he recently described Bitcoin as “dirty” and “expensive.”
Dimon also struggles to figure out why cryptocurrencies have any value at all. At the same time, he holds a surprisingly positive view of blockchain, the technology that underpins major cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
In October 2020, JPMorgan launched JPM Coin for commercial use. The project was initially announced in early 2019.
