JPMorgan hired Oliver Harris, a former Goldman Sachs crypto executive who previously worked at JPMorgan on early blockchain efforts, to lead its Kinexys blockchain platform in April 2026. Harris, who founded the real estate tokenization startup Arda, returns to JPMorgan as the bank expands its digital asset strategy amid growing institutional investment in blockchain settlement systems. Harris has emphasized that tokenization requires fundamental infrastructure changes rather than simply moving assets onchain, warning that without structural reforms tokenization can become ineffective. The appointment signals JPMorgan's commitment to building scalable institutional blockchain infrastructure focused on digital settlement, tokenization capabilities, and bridging public and private blockchain networks.
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