JPMorgan hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Kinexys. Here is why he believes tokenization is only half the battle

JPMorgan hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Kinexys. Here is why he believes tokenization is only half the battle

Search/NewsVideoPricesResearchConsensus 2026Data & IndicesSponsoredSearch/enFinanceShareShare this articleCopy linkX iconX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailJPMorgan hires former Goldman Sachs exec for Kinexys. Here is why he believes tokenization is only half the battleJPMorgan’s new crypto head Oliver Harris has previously warned that tokenizing assets isn't a magic fix for liquidity, but believes the technology is finally ready to "rip out" and replace the financial industry's legacy back end.By Helene Braun|Edited by Nikhilesh DeUpdated Apr 29, 2026, 8:04 p.m. Published Apr 29, 2026, 6:29 p.m. 2 min readMake preferred on Oli Harris at Consensus in Toronto in 2025. (CoinDesk)What to know: Oliver Harris, a former JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs executive who later founded a real-estate tokenization startup, has been hired to lead JPMorgan’s Kinexys blockchain division as the bank deepens its di

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