JPMorgan Chase is exploring lending against clients’ cryptocurrency holdings, in the latest sign that the biggest US banks are endorsing the move of digital assets into the mainstream.
The policy would mark a big shift for JPMorgan’s chief executive Jamie Dimon, who eight years ago branded bitcoin a “fraud” that would “eventually blow up” and was only useful for drug dealers and murderers.
JPMorgan could start lending directly against crypto assets such as bitcoin and ethereum next year, according to people familiar with the matter, who cautioned that the plans were subject to change. JPMorgan declined to comment.
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