'Just Beware' Is All Jamie Dimon Will Say About Bitcoin
Jamie Dimon once called bitcoin a fraud – now he's saying "just beware."
:format(jpg)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/coindesk/OUONBMS3ZFESJGZ2HTVZJZIXOM.jpg)
/arc-photo-coindesk/arc2-prod/public/LXF2COBSKBCNHNRE3WTK2BZ7GE.png)
"Just beware."
That's Jamie Dimon, CEO of Wall Street investment bank J.P Morgan Chase, who spoke Thursday to CNBC during a segment alongside billionaire investor Warren Buffett. During the joint interview, both Dimon and Buffett were asked about their views on cryptocurrency – a subject that, for the two, has sparked more than a degree of controversy.
Today, his remarks were far more measured, with Dimon telling the network (according to a published transcript):
Buffett remarked Thursday that he believes he's set a "high standard" with his commentary – he said in January that cryptocurrencies "will come to a bad ending" – and added that "I don't know whether Jamie can top me or not."
The outspoken billionaire also said in May that bitcoin, to him, is "rat poison squared."
"[Bitcoin] itself is creating nothing," he told CNBC at the time. "When you're buying nonproductive assets, all you're counting on is the next person is going to pay you more because they're even more excited about another next person coming along."
Image Credit: CNBC
Disclosure
Please note that our privacy policy, terms of use, cookies, and do not sell my personal information has been updated.
The leader in news and information on cryptocurrency, digital assets and the future of money, CoinDesk is an award-winning media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. In November 2023, CoinDesk was acquired by Bullish group, owner of Bullish, a regulated, institutional digital assets exchange. Bullish group is majority owned by Block.one; both groups have interests in a variety of blockchain and digital asset businesses and significant holdings of digital assets, including bitcoin. CoinDesk operates as an independent subsidiary, and an editorial committee, chaired by a former editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, is being formed to support journalistic integrity.
Learn more about Consensus 2024, CoinDesk's longest-running and most influential event that brings together all sides of crypto, blockchain and Web3. Head to consensus.coindesk.com to register and buy your pass now.