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Subject Governments will close down bitcoin and cryptocurrencies if they get too big, warns Jamie Dimon
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Dimon called cryptocurrencies a "novelty" and said they are "worth nothing."
A company called Blockswater has filed a market abuse complaint in Sweden against Dimon, claiming he deliberately spread false and misleading information about bitcoin.

Eventually governments will close down cryptocurrencies: JPMorgan CEO
14 Hours Ago | 02:51

JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon has laid into bitcoin and digital currencies once again, warning that governments will shut them down if they grow too large.

"Right now these crypto things are kind of a novelty. People think they're kind of neat. But the bigger they get, the more governments are going to close them down," Dimon said during an interview with CNBC-TV18 in New Delhi on Friday.

Dimon was concerned that with bitcoin, ethereum and various initial coin offerings (ICOs), there are now cryptocurrencies everywhere.

"It's creating something out of nothing that to me is worth nothing," he said. "It will end badly."

Dimon warned that governments will eventually crack down on cryptocurrencies and will attempt to control it by threatening anyone who buys or sells bitcoin with imprisonment, which would force digital currencies into becoming a black market.

These are the latest comments from Dimon attacking bitcoin. Earlier this month he called the cryptocurrency a "fraud.". His comments, along with several prominent hedge fund investors, came before a sharp sell-off in bitcoin. The price for one bitcoin fell from around $4,340 to as low as $2,981.05 in the days after his comments.

During the interview on Friday, Dimon also criticized bitcoin for not being a fiat currency formed by a government and backed by a central bank.

"With central banks, (the money) says legal tender: you have to take this as payment. It's very cheap to do, it's very easy to move back and forth. JPMorgan moves $6 trillion around the world every day very efficiently, very quietly, very effectively and very cost efficient," he said.

"Creating money out of thin air without government backing is very different from money with government backing."

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