Making Sense Digital assets unveiled: Industry insights and regulatory shifts
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Sep 19, 2025 Kara Kennedy, co-head of Kinexus at J.P. Morgan, dives into the dynamic realm of digital assets and decentralized finance. She discusses the transformative potential of DeFi for resilience and transparency, while addressing challenging interoperability and privacy issues. Regulatory shifts such as MICA and the impact of U.S. policy are also highlighted, showcasing how they're reshaping the industry. Moreover, Kara reveals insights about J.P. Morgan's Conexus initiative and the rising interest in tokenized assets, pinpointing key trends shaping the future of finance.
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DeFi Changes Market Infrastructure
- DeFi can decentralize market infrastructure by having participants validate and process transactions collaboratively.
- This reduces single-point operational risk and increases resilience while enabling new commercial models.
Transparency Cuts Reconciliation Work
- Shared ledgers increase transparency and provide real-time transaction visibility that removes reconciliation work.
- That shared visibility ensures all market participants operate from the same information set simultaneously.
Programmability Accelerates Innovation
- Smart contracts let participants build programmable, bespoke systems that accelerate innovation.
- Programmability enables rapid product development and faster go-to-market cycles for financial services.