Live from Consensus 2024 | Coexistence of Crypto and Traditional Finance
The growth and focus of the ONYX Team at JP Morgan with their CEO and Co-Head of Global Payment Sales, Umar Farooq.
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Today's "Markets Daily," segment is “LIVE” from Consensus 2024 in Austin, Texas. It covers a range of topics including the energy and innovation at the event, market perspectives, the Onyx project at JP Morgan, tokenization, the role of crypto in traditional finance, partnerships with crypto native companies, and the future of ONYX.
Takeaways |
- The Onyx project at JP Morgan has been a decade-long journey, focusing on tokenization and synchronized payments.
- The conversation explores the coexistence of crypto and traditional finance, the role of partnerships with crypto-native companies, and the future of ONYX.
- Challenges and opportunities in the crypto and blockchain space are discussed, along with the growth and focus of the ONYX team at JP Morgan.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie and Helene Braun. “Markets Daily” is produced by the CoinDesk team: production assistant Victor Chen, senior producer Michele Musso, executive producer Jared Schwartz, and Senior Booker, Melissa Montañez.
HOSTS
Helene is a New York-based markets reporter at CoinDesk, covering the latest news from Wall Street, the rise of the spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and updates on crypto markets. She is a graduate of New York University's business and economic reporting program and has appeared on CBS News, YahooFinance and Nasdaq TradeTalks. She holds BTC and ETH.

Jennifer Sanasie is an executive producer and senior anchor at CoinDesk, with over a decade of journalism experience across the U.S., Canada, and South Africa. Beyond media, she has worked closely with Web3 companies on marketing, content, and business strategy.
Jennifer holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, a Master of Laws in Innovation and Technology from the University of Toronto, a BA in Media Studies from the University of Guelph, and a Journalism Diploma from Humber College.
She owns BTC, ETH, SOL, USDC, USDT, G7, and DCNT. She also holds a mix of NFTs, altcoins and memecoins worth under $1,000.

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