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Jamie Dimon – CEO of JP Morgan Chase – had more unkind words for the digital asset market on Wednesday.  The bank executive called cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin “decentralized ponzi schemes,” and suggested that they aren’t currencies at all.  Banker VS Bitcoin During congressional testimony, the CEO reiterated his historically anti-crypto stance after it was mentioned by a lawmaker.  “I’m a major skeptic on crypto tokens, which you call currency, like Bitcoin,” said Dimon. “They are decentralized Ponzi schemes.” [caption…

The increasing pressure for Bitcoin (BTC) miners to sell their holdings could further exacerbate the bear market. American multinational investment bank JPMorgan Chase strategists said in a note on June 24. Led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou, the strategists believe miners are selling their BTC holdings to cover operations costs. According to the strategists: Offloading of Bitcoins by miners, in order to meet ongoing costs or to deliver, could continue into Q3 if their profitability fails to improve. Panigirtzoglou and his team…

JP Morgan has joined the Metaverse. The largest bank in the U.S. has secured its spot in Decentraland. Decentraland is a game that allows users to build land and create assets from scratch. It also allows them to build rooms, buildings - and entire cities. In the heart of the game's Metajuku district, a play on Tokyo's Harajuku shopping district, JP Morgan built its Onyx lounge. https://twitter.com/fintechfrank/status/1493633222424551434 Named after its crypto initiative, the Onyx lounge features a tiger roaming the…

If Bitcoin became as big as gold, it would be worth $150,000, JP Morgan suggests. But not before its volatility becomes equal to that of gold. Analysts at the investment bank JP Morgan upped their theoretical value of Bitcoin based on comparison with gold. Namely, if Bitcoin's market cap reached that of all privately-held investment gold, BTC would be at $151,000. The estimate is up from the last month's $146,000. However, with Bitcoin's volatility taken into account, the numbers look…

The biggest bank in the U.S., JPMorgan Chase, is now reportedly dealing with U.S. crypto exchanges Coinbase and Gemini as customers. On May 12, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that this is the first time the bank has served clients from the cryptocurrency industry. It was reported that both exchange accounts were accepted last month and the bank has started processing transactions. It is noteworthy that the bank is not processing Bitcoin or other crypto transactions on behalf of the exchanges,…

America's largest bank now claims that the banking sector isn't ripe for Blockchain adoption. In a recent report, JP Morgan Chase acknowledges that the ongoing blockchain developments are the foundation for the adoption of digital currencies. However, it holds that full adoption will take years. The report also suggests that the bank is looking beyond blockchain technology. According to the report, the foundations for mainstreaming blockchain adoption, expedited payments and digital currencies is already set. It estimates that it will…