🚀 JPMorgan Completes First Live Blockchain-Based Collateral Settlement with BlackRock and Barclays! 💼

- JPMorgan has executed its first live blockchain-based collateral settlement transaction involving BlackRock and Barclays.

- The bank's Ethereum-based Onyx blockchain and Tokenized Collateral Network (TCN) were used to tokenize shares in one of BlackRock's money market funds.

- The tokens were then transferred to Barclays for collateral in an OTC derivatives trade.

- This marks a significant step in the tokenization of traditional financial assets, with JPMorgan leading the way.

🔒 Coinbase's Legal Battle Over Crypto Status Faces New Challenges 🏛️

- U.S. state authorities and legal experts have joined the SEC's campaign against Coinbase, arguing the company unlawfully operated an unregistered exchange.

- The SEC's action against one of the largest crypto exchanges is seen as crucial for the future of crypto.

- Three new amicus briefs argue that crypto is neither significant nor special, and that the SEC can regulate digital assets under existing law.

👩‍⚖️ Former Alameda Research CEO Testifies in FTX Exchange Founder's Trial 📝

- Caroline Ellison, ex-CEO of Alameda Research, testified that she committed fraud at the direction of her ex-boyfriend and former colleague, FTX exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

- Ellison is the government's star witness in the six-week trial of Bankman-Fried.

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