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JPMorgan Chase‌‍​​​​​​‍‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​​‌‍‍​​‌‌

Major bank that acquired Bear Stearns in 2008 emergency sale, now has significant blockchain operations
Tracked Major bank that acquired Bear Stearns in 2008 emergency sale, now has significant blockchain operations · 13 documented connections
Facts on record12
Connections mapped13
Sources cited9
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 2 elected officials hold documented connections.
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Annualised flow represents the total documented dollar amount traced through money flow hops involving this entity. Where hop-level amounts are unavailable, the chain-level documented total is used as a conservative upper bound.

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PATTERN company → [major donor] → person 15× PATTERN person → [major donor] → company 15× PATTERN person → [donor] → company 5× PATTERN company → [donor] → person 5×
Connection Map
Key Connections
→ Entity #11355
banking_client
BLMIS's primary depository banking relationship — the conduit for victim funds for 22 years (1986–2008). DOJ described JPM as having ignored internal compliance warnings; resolved by 2014 deferred prosecution agreement and $2.6B in forfeiture and civil settlements.
→ Entity #11354
banking_client
Madoff personally and BLMIS banked at JPMorgan Chase from 1986 to 2008. Bank's failure to file SARs on suspicious BLMIS activity formed the basis of the 2014 DOJ deferred prosecution agreement.
← Entity #2767
litigation_disclosure
Information about Epstein's tax benefits from EDA was made public in 2023 as part of a lawsuit the Virgin Islands government filed against JPMorgan Chase regarding Epstein.
→ Entity #378
financial_services
Provided $250 million liquidity facility and served as Security Trustee
→ Entity #33
subordinate_lender
JPMorgan provided $1.15 billion subordinate loan to facilitate Bear Stearns acquisition
→ Entity #11055
donor
2023-2024: Individual contributions via BlackRock Inc ($18,600). Houlahan also received significant Securities & Investment industry contributions ($218,865 total).
→ Entity #10788
major_donor
2026 cycle: $50,000 via JPMorgan Chase & Co. Federal PAC. Coons voted for the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act easing regulations on banks like JPMorgan.
→ Entity #8820
acquired_by
JPMorgan Chase acquired Bear Stearns in May 2008 for $10/share following the FRBNY-brokered rescue. The FRBNY absorbed $30 billion in toxic Bear Stearns assets into Maiden Lane I as a condition of the acquisition.
Facts (12)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 14d ago · Avg age: 765d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (8) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review DOJ found that JPMorgan failed to file a Suspicious Activity Report on Madoff despite internal compliance staff in London raising concerns about BLM‌‍​​​​​​‍‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​​‌‍‍​​‌‌IS's implausible returns; the bank's 22-year banking relationship with BLMIS (1986–2008) made it the primary institutional conduit for victim funds.
Date: 2014-01-07 Added: 20 Apr 2026
Pending Review On January 7, 2014 entered into a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, paying $1.7 billion in forfeiture (plus ‌‍​​​​​​‍‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​​‌‍‍​​‌‌$543M in additional civil settlements, ~$2.6B total) for two felony violations of the Bank Secrecy Act in connection with its banking of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities.
Date: 2014-01-07 Added: 20 Apr 2026
Pending Review JPMorgan Chase filed SARs flagging more than $1.3 billion w‌‍​​​​​​‍‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​​‌‍‍​​‌‌orth of suspicious wire transfers through Epstein's accounts
Date: 2019-09-26 Added: 13 Apr 2026
Pending Review JPMorgan Chase reported over $1 billion in suspicious transactions by Epstein from October 2003 until July 2019 in a September 26, 2019 SAR filing
Date: 2019-09-26 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review <cite index="23-2">The Federal Reserve provided $853 billion in secret loans to Bear Stearns; $851 billion from its Primary Dealer Credit Facility and $2 billion from its Term Securities Lending Facility</cite>
Date: 2007-12-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review JPMorgan's 2026 technology budget is $19.8 billion with significant blockchain investments
Date: 2026-01-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review JPMorgan has expanded Onyx blockchain platform from pilot to processing billions in daily transaction volume
Date: 2026-03-10 Added: 08 Apr 2026
Pending Review JPMorgan Chase ceased using the Bear Stearns name in January 2010
Date: 2010-01-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026
All Connections (13)
→ Entity #378
financial_services, banking confirmed
Provided $250 million liquidity facility and served as Security Trustee · JPMorgan provided $250 million liquidity facility and served as Security Trustee
→ Entity #33
subordinate_lender, subordinated lender confirmed
JPMorgan provided $1.15 billion subordinate loan to facilitate Bear Stearns acquisition · JPMC provided $1.15 billion subordinated loan to facilitate Bear Stearns acquisition
→ Entity #11355
banking_client primary since 1986-01-01
BLMIS's primary depository banking relationship — the conduit for victim funds for 22 years (1986–2008). DOJ described JPM as having ignored internal compliance warnings; resolved by 2014 deferred prosecution agreement and $2.6B in forfeiture and civil settlements.
→ Entity #11354
banking_client primary since 1986-01-01
Madoff personally and BLMIS banked at JPMorgan Chase from 1986 to 2008. Bank's failure to file SARs on suspicious BLMIS activity formed the basis of the 2014 DOJ deferred prosecution agreement.
→ Entity #11055
donor primary
2023-2024: Individual contributions via BlackRock Inc ($18,600). Houlahan also received significant Securities & Investment industry contributions ($218,865 total).
→ Entity #10788
major_donor primary
2026 cycle: $50,000 via JPMorgan Chase & Co. Federal PAC. Coons voted for the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act easing regulations on banks like JPMorgan.
→ Entity #8820
acquired_by primary
JPMorgan Chase acquired Bear Stearns in May 2008 for $10/share following the FRBNY-brokered rescue. The FRBNY absorbed $30 billion in toxic Bear Stearns assets into Maiden Lane I as a condition of the acquisition.
→ Entity #982
banking_relationship secondary
JPMorgan processed foundation transactions including a $1 million donation that litigation documents showed was routed to an entity associated with Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan was also Epstein's primary banker during overlapping years.
← Entity #25
transaction_facilitator confirmed
BlackRock facilitated JPMorgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns by valuing toxic assets
← Entity #2767
litigation_disclosure primary since 2023
Information about Epstein's tax benefits from EDA was made public in 2023 as part of a lawsuit the Virgin Islands government filed against JPMorgan Chase regarding Epstein.
← Entity #17
commercial confirmed
Palantir provided Metropolis surveillance platform for employee monitoring and insider threat detection
← Entity #8
banking_client primary
JPMorgan maintained Epstein banking relationship until 2013. Settled USVI AG lawsuit for $75M and Staley-related claims for $290M in 2023.
← Entity #981
banking_relationship secondary
JPMorgan processed $1M donation from Gates Foundation to Epstein-linked entity per bank records in litigation.
Sources (9)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: JPMorgan Chase — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: JPMorgan Chase — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: JPMorgan Chase — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: JPMorgan Chase — SEC filings (no results) sec_filing Processed
2019-09-26 ↗ Suspicious Activity Report unsealed in court records web_search Processed
2007-12-01 ↗ GAO audit findings reported by Wall Street on Parade web_search Processed
2026-01-01 ↗ 2026 financial analyst reports web_search Processed
2026-03-10 ↗ March 2026 financial research report discovery_scope_note Processed
2010-01-01 ↗ Wikipedia and corporate records web_search Processed