According to Bloomberg, American banking behemoth JPMorgan launched its internal blockchain-based tokenization tool, the Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN), on October 11.

TCN completed its first trade with the world's largest asset manager, BlackRock.

Investors can use assets as collateral through the Tokenized Collateral Network application. Investors can change ownership of collateral using blockchain technology without transferring assets in underlying ledgers.

The TCN converted shares of one money market fund into digital tokens, which were then transferred to Barclays bank as security for an over-the-counter derivatives exchange between JPMorgan and BlackRock, in its first publicly disclosed collateralized deal.

JPMorgan carried out the TCN's initial internal test in May 2022, with a pipeline of additional clients and transactions now that the TCN is operational.

To scale and streamline traditional settlements on a blockchain, the TCN was established. The procedure was accelerated, made more secure, and more effective through the use of decentralized technologies.

Tyrone Lobban, head of JPMorgan's Onyx Digital Assets, claims that the new TCN platform increases efficiency at scale by releasing money and enabling it to be utilized as collateral in ongoing transactions.

The platform makes it possible to create, move, and settle tokenized traditional assets. In contrast to older techniques, it also permits the shifting of collateral almost immediately.

Instead of relying on pricey unsecured credit lines, the blockchain technology enables clients to acquire intraday liquidity through a secured repo transaction using tokenized collateral.

A blockchain trade that is approved by external clients has its own node that they can use to settle the trade and obtain other reports.

From its early days of criticizing the decentralized world, the U.S. banking behemoth has come a long way, and in response to rising demand, it is now actively participating in testing and offering a variety of blockchain- and crypto-centered services.

In June, the bank settled trades with Indian banks using a blockchain-based system.

Sources:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/jp-morgan-debuts-tokenization-platform-tcn-blackrock-key-client-report

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-11/jpmorgan-jpm-launches-blockchain-settlement-in-blackrock-barclays-trade