JPMORGAN ANNOUNCES ITS AGREEMENT WITH CONSENSYS

JPMorgan has "made a strategic investment in ConsenSys to support its mission to help developers build next-generation networks and help businesses launch stronger financial infrastructure", according to the press release. Accordingly, the Ethereum-focused startup ConsenSys announced that JPMorgan has acquired the Quorum blockchain unit.

ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin said, “We are excited to include Quorum in ConsenSys Enterprise Ethereum. We look forward to merging our Hyperledger Besu-based Enterprise Ethereum client with Quorum and supporting all Quorum installations ”.