When Jamie Dimon warns against bitcoin, it’s usually a good time to consider buying some
Yesterday, Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, told a conference that he thinks the cryptocurrency bitcoin is a “fraud” and “not a real thing.” He declared that the open-source protocol would eventually “close.” He even went so far as to warn his employees that if they were caught trading bitcoin, they would be fired “in a second” for their “stupidity.”
https://qz.com/1076254/bitcoin-btc-price-mostly-rises-after-jamie-dimon-warns-against-it/I find this quite amusing
To be honest, i like when bigwigs try to scare people away. This speaks a volume about how they see bitcoin.
When Jamie Dimon, one of the world's most respected bankers and investors (you forgot to add), warns against bitcoin, "it's usually a good time to consider buying some"
based on what? Just to be a contrarian? Because such a shallow logical basis for making an investment decision is a terrible investment thesis.
Also, your post is dishonest. Dimon did say that people who buy bitcoin are stupid, but more importantly he said he would fire anyone at the
investment bank because trading in bitcoin is against JP Morgan Chase's rules. I understand that mistake was a limitation based on a poor primary source, but you should actually look up his actual quote on the matter, because this website purposefully misrepresented it.
Speaking at a conference in New York, the boss of America’s biggest bank said he would fire “in a second” anyone at the investment bank found to be trading in bitcoin. “For two reasons: it’s against our rules, and they’re stupid. And both are dangerous.” He added: “The currency isn’t going to work. You can’t have a business where people can invent a currency out of thin air and think that people who are buying it are really smart."
He's not wrong. The utility of bitcoin and its value do not correlate well, but since we're in a market economy, I suppose that ultimately doesn't matter. That's one crucial area where Dimon can prove to be wrong. If everyone gets on board believing that a worthless trinket (let's call it bitcoin) is really valuable,
then it is. It doesn't necessarily matter that it was created out of thin air or if everyone buying it is an idiot. If the demand to own it is there, it is valuable, reasons be damned.