Regardless of JPMorgan’s function in BlackRock’s SEC-approved Bitcoin ETF, its CEO, Jamie Dimon, stays resolute in his anti-crypto rhetoric and BTC skepticism.
Bitcoin (BTC) holds little utility exterior of serving as a channel for tons of of billions in illicit wealth from fraud, cash laundering, tax avoidance, and intercourse trafficking, stated JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.
Talking with CNBC on the 2024 World Financial Discussion board in Davos, Dimon commented on the spot BTC ETFs accepted by Gary Gensler’s Securities and Alternate Fee (SEC) on Jan. 10, noting that blockchain’s worth exists in tokenization of real-world property like actual property and never in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
Blockchain is actual and it’s a know-how. We at JPMorgan use it. It’s going to maneuver cash, knowledge, and it’s environment friendly. We’ve talked about it for 12 years now. Bitcoin then again is the pet rock.
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan CEO
Dimon, whose banking large is an authorized participant in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Belief ETF, added that he’s unclear on Larry Fink’s place regarding the nascent digital asset trade. JPMorgan’s boss did, nonetheless, share his private view, noting that he wouldn’t advise anybody to get entangled in Bitcoin.
I don’t care so please simply cease speaking about this sh*t. I don’t know what Larry Fink would say about Blockchain versus crypto with utility or versus crypto like Bitcoin that does nothing.
Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan CEO
Dimon’s feedback in Davos echo his congressional testimony weeks earlier than spot BTC ETFs had been accepted. Throughout the listening to, the JPMorgan CEO stated he would shut down Bitcoin if he had been america authorities and attributed its sole use case to legal operations.
Nevertheless, Chainalysis reviews have clarified that lower than 1% of crypto transactions are tied to unlawful actions.
In the meantime, BlackRock’s CEO Larry Fink, whose agency works with JPM for its spot BTC fund, stated the asset administration large sees worth in one other crypto-related product underpinned by the second-largest digital asset, Ethereum (ETH).
BlackRock’s BTC ETF has traded tons of of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} since its Jan. 11 launch, together with different Bitcoin funds from issuers like ARK 21Shares, Bitwise, and VanEck, whereas Grayscale’s GBTC recorded consecutive days of outflows.