Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan Chase, has ignited a firestorm of debate with his recent remarks drawing parallels between Bitcoin [BTC] and cigarette smoking. 

At the Australian Financial Review business summit, Dimon made headlines by expressing his support for the right to purchase Bitcoin while unequivocally stating his aversion to investing in it. 

He noted, 

“I don’t know what the bitcoin itself is for, but I defend your right to smoke a cigarette, I’ll defend your right to buy a bitcoin. I won’t personally ever buy a Bitcoin.”

This highlighted Dimon’s skepticism regarding the cryptocurrency’s utility, underscored by a pointed association with illegal activities such as sex trafficking, fraud, and terrorism.

Dimon praises blockchain while criticizing Bitcoin

In a recent CNBC interview, Dimon drew a clear distinction between blockchain technology and Bitcoin, lauding the former for its remarkable efficiency and tangible potential in various real-world applications, particularly through tokenization.

However, his stance on Bitcoin remained resolute, 

“There are cryptocurrencies that do something, that might have value. And then there’s one that does nothing, I call it pet rock. The Bitcoin, or something like that,”

He further added, 

“It has some use cases. Everything else is people trading among themselves.”

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