Critics & Skeptics
Jamie Dimon quotes
CEO of JPMorgan Chase
Called Bitcoin a fraud in 2017 while his bank quietly built blockchain infrastructure and later offered crypto ETF access to clients.
3 epic quotes by Jamie Dimon
“Bitcoin is a fraud.”
— Jamie Dimon · 2017
“I don't think you should smoke cigarettes and I don't think you should buy Bitcoin.”
— Jamie Dimon
“The blockchain is real. The token, I have my doubts.”
— Jamie Dimon
Why Jamie Dimon is quoted so often
Jamie Dimon is one of the most cited voices in the digital asset industry. As ceo of jpmorgan chase, every public statement is read by traders, founders and regulators looking for signal, which is why these lines keep resurfacing years after they were first said.
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