JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base Network
JPMorgan has launched its institutional stablecoin JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base, marking its first deployment on a public Ethereum Layer-2 network. Backed one-to-one by U.S. dollars, JPM Coin enables real-time cross-border payments in seconds while meeting regulatory requirements. By leveraging Ethereum’s security and Base’s low-cost, scalable network, JPM Coin integrates traditional banking with Web3 infrastructure, cutting settlement times and costs and boosting transparency. This move underscores growing institutional adoption of tokenized assets and Layer-2 solutions, potentially driving broader stablecoin and DeFi integration among major financial players.
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Although the launch of JPM Coin on Coinbase’s Base network represents a significant step for institutional stablecoin adoption and may boost Layer-2 usage and Ethereum activity, JPM Coin’s value is pegged to the U.S. dollar, so its price remains stable. In the short term, market volatility for JPM Coin is expected to be minimal, while in the long term, broader adoption could support DeFi growth without directly affecting JPM Coin’s price.