{"id":16506,"date":"2023-01-19T21:04:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coingrafter.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/bitcoin-is-a-hyped-up-fraud\/"},"modified":"2023-01-19T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-19T21:04:08","slug":"bitcoin-is-a-hyped-up-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coingrafter.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/19\/bitcoin-is-a-hyped-up-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Bitcoin is \u2018a hyped-up fraud\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"post-article-image  -mt-24  mb-8  lg:-mt-32  rounded  overflow-hidden\">\n<picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1674156096266-96136a27-d347-418d-895e-a7580d44c139-smartcrop-750x375.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1674156096266-96136a27-d347-418d-895e-a7580d44c139-smartcrop-363x181.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1674156096266-96136a27-d347-418d-895e-a7580d44c139-smartcrop-750x375.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 750px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/imagecache\/1970\/01\/1674156096266-96136a27-d347-418d-895e-a7580d44c139-smartcrop-363x181.jpg\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/1970\/01\/1674156096266-96136a27-d347-418d-895e-a7580d44c139.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/>\n<\/picture>                    <\/div>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon beforehand slammed Bitcoin as a \u201cPonzi scheme\u201d.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><em><strong>On Thursday, he advised CNBC\u2019s Squawk Box that crypto is a decentralised Ponzi scheme and that Bitcoin is simply \u201chyped-up fraud.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\"><strong><em>Dimon says folks have misplaced billions of {dollars} and believes regulators ought to have put a cease to crypto \u201ca long time ago.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Not for the primary time, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has labelled cryptocurrencies nugatory.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On Thursday, throughout an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquawkCNBC\/status\/1616039056961323008\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a> with CNBC\u2019s \u2018Squawk Box,\u2019 the famous crypto sceptic once more referred to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/bitcoin\/\">Bitcoin<\/a> as nothing however a \u201c<em>hyped-up fraud<\/em>.\u201d He condemned the benchmark crypto asset as a \u201c<em>pet rock<\/em>\u201d, expressing his disapproval by dismissing discussions over BTC and different cryptocurrencies as waste of time.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\">Dimon says crypto \u2018doesn\u2019t do something\u2019<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to the JPMorgan CEO Bitcoin is not a retailer of worth, and he confirmed his scepticism additional by suggesting that there might be greater than 21 million bitcoins sooner or later.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>How do you know it is going to stop at 21 million? Maybe it\u2019s going to get to 21 million, and Satoshi\u2019s picture is going to come up and laugh at you all. And say ta-da<\/em>!\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Dimon additionally went forward to discuss with crypto as a decentralised Ponzi scheme. According to him the hype round digital property has been extraordinary, stating on the CNBC present:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>Y<\/em><em>ou guys, you\u2019ve all seen the analysis on Tether, the analysis on all these things \u2013 the lack of disclosures and it\u2019s outrageous. Regulators should have stopped all these a long time ago. People have lost billions of dollars. If you look at its low-income people, in some cases retirees<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">On what he needed to say in regards to the crypto business following the collapse of FTX, the JPMorgan exec summed up his outlook by noting that crypto \u201cdoesn\u2019t do anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<em>It\u2019s a pet rock<\/em>,\u201d he advised the Squawk Box hosts, including that he doesn\u2019t care about Bitcoin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-meta\">\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Share this text<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Categories<\/h6>\n<hr class=\"mb-6\"\/>\n<h6 class=\"text-3xl  mb-4  text-green-300\">Tags<\/h6>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/coinjournal.net\/news\/jpmorgan-ceo-says-bitcoin-is-a-hyped-up-fraud\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon beforehand slammed Bitcoin as a \u201cPonzi scheme\u201d. On Thursday, he advised CNBC\u2019s Squawk Box that crypto is a decentralised Ponzi scheme and that Bitcoin is simply \u201chyped-up fraud.\u201d Dimon says folks have misplaced billions of {dollars} and believes regulators ought to have put a cease to crypto \u201ca long time 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