Fintech startup Digital Asset has hired a former JP Morgan Chase executive to work on a blockchain-based clearing and settlement system it is developing for the Australian Securities Exchange.
The startup, which is headed by former JPMorgan executive Blythe Masters, struck a deal with ASX in late 2017 to rebuild its CHESS post-trade settlement system.
ASX came to the decision after building proofs-of-concept and conducting trials over the course of two years, as previously reported.
The securities exchange has also previously invested in Digital Asset, which has long been considered a leader in the enterprise blockchain space.
More broadly, Cowan is the former JPMorgan executive to leave for a blockchain venture.
Amber Baldet, who led the development of the company's permissioned blockchain platform Quorum, announced her plans to depart and start a new project of her own earlier this month.
Baldet's departure came just weeks after rumors that the banking giant was considering spinning Quorum off into its own independent entity first surfaced.
It remains unclear what will happen to the blockchain branch going forward.
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Digital Asset Taps Former JP Morgan Exec for ASX Project
Published on Apr 12, 2018
by Coindesk | Published on Coinage
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