JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money Market Fund on Ethereum

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched My OnChain Net Yield Fund, a tokenized money market fund deployed on the public Ethereum  ETH +0.00% blockchain, marking the first time the banking giant has brought a fund of this type on-chain.

The fund, trading under the ticker MONY, was announced on December 15, 2025. It is structured as a 506(c) private placement available only to qualified investors, accessed through Morgan Money and powered by Kinexys Digital Assets.

MONY invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury securities and repurchase agreements fully collateralized by U.S. Treasuries. The fund offers daily dividend reinvestment and supports both cash and stablecoin subscriptions and redemptions.

What JPMorgan launched on Ethereum

The MONY token is live on Ethereum mainnet at contract address 0x6a7c…bD46. Etherscan data shows a max total supply of 101,430,770.65 MONY with 2 holders at the time of review.

John Donohue, a J.P. Morgan Asset Management executive, said tokenization can fundamentally change the speed and efficiency of transactions. The firm manages roughly $4 trillion in assets, giving MONY institutional scale behind it.

“Tokenization can fundamentally change the speed and efficiency of transactions.”

— John Donohue, J.P. Morgan Asset Management (source)

According to a single report from Reuters via Investing.com, the fund was seeded with $100 million, though this figure does not appear in the official JPMorgan press release.

Why tokenized money market funds matter to institutions

Money market funds are core cash-management tools for institutional investors. Tokenizing them on a public blockchain like Ethereum introduces programmable settlement, enabling faster transfers and reducing the operational friction of traditional fund redemptions.

MONY’s stablecoin redemption feature is notable. It allows qualified investors to move between tokenized Treasuries and stablecoins without leaving the on-chain environment, a practical efficiency gain for firms already managing digital asset treasuries. This connects to a broader wave of institutional blockchain product launches across the industry.

The 506(c) structure means MONY is not a retail product. JPMorgan is targeting accredited investors and qualified purchasers, keeping it within a regulated securities framework rather than launching an open token offering.

What the launch means for Ethereum’s tokenization narrative

Ethereum continues to be the default settlement layer for major institutional tokenization efforts. JPMorgan choosing the public Ethereum mainnet rather than a permissioned chain signals growing comfort with the network’s security and infrastructure. This builds on Ethereum’s evolving institutional profile, including recent efforts around clear signing standards that reduce operational risk.

At the time of the announcement, ETH traded at $2,284.98, down 2.3% over 24 hours, with a market cap of approximately $275.8 billion.

The crypto Fear & Greed Index sat at 49, indicating neutral sentiment. CoinGecko’s Ethereum community page showed 88% bullish sentiment, with the MONY launch featured in ETH’s news flow.

The real-world asset tokenization sector has been gaining traction, and a name as large as JPMorgan deploying on Ethereum’s public chain adds weight to the narrative. Whether MONY attracts significant capital beyond its initial seeding will depend on institutional demand for on-chain Treasury exposure, but the infrastructure is now live and verifiable on-chain.

For institutions already exploring digital asset treasury strategies, MONY represents a new option: tokenized U.S. Treasury exposure issued by a major bank, settled on a public blockchain, and accessible through an established institutional platform.

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