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Singapore to Look at Crypto Use Cases With DBS, JPMorgan and Marketnode

In the first stage of the project, Singapore's central bank explore DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets.

By Jamie Crawley
AccessTimeIconMay 31, 2022 at 8:40 a.m. UTC
Updated May 11, 2023 at 5:44 p.m. UTC
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the republic's central bank, is starting a pilot program alongside financial heavyweights DBS Bank, JPMorgan (JPM) and Marketnode to explore use cases of digital assets in tokenization and decentralized finance (DeFi).

  • The project will explore the feasibility of tokenization and DeFi using open, interoperable networks, enabling digital assets to be traded across platforms, including existing financial infrastructure, the MAS announced on Tuesday.
  • The first stage of "Project Guardian" will see the MAS explore DeFi applications in wholesale funding markets through the creation of liquidity pool of tokenized bonds and deposits to carry out borrowing and lending on a public blockchain-based network.
  • Both DBS and JPMorgan have track records of building digital assets and blockchain technology into their wholesale banking operations.
  • A year ago, DBS issued a S$15 million (US$11.3 million) digital bond in a security token offering (STO). JPMorgan's Onyx Digital Assets Network, which uses tokens for trading in fixed income markets, has now completed over $300 billion of transactions since its launch in 2020.
  • Building on these developments in step with the central bank of a major financial center could provide fresh impetus to the adoption of digital assets and blockchain by mainstream financial institutions.
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Jamie Crawley
Jamie Crawley

Jamie Crawley is a CoinDesk news reporter based in London.

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