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Crypto community members dismissed JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimons ramblings on media outlet CNBC and speculated on the motivations behind the executives constant flurry of negative statements toward Bitcoin (BTC).

On Jan. 17, Dimon went on CNBC and repeated many widely debunked criticisms of Bitcoin, including the possibility of its creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, returning to the community to erase BTC from existence. The executive also argued that Bitcoin does nothing and laid out criminal use cases for the asset.

With Dimon constantly flinging dirt toward crypto, community members think this might be an attempt to drive down the price. On Reddit, one user speculated that this may be a calculated move. The Redditor said that many old investors listen to Dimon. The community member believes that the negativity directed toward BTC might be an attempt to lower the price as he stacks sats himself.

Meanwhile, some think Dimon is uninformed about Bitcoin, while others believe the executive is simply scooping up Bitcoin in preparation for the upcoming halving. Many believe that the halving event will drive the assets price upward.

While Dimons notion that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto could come back and erase Bitcoin may be flaweddue to its inherent characteristics, a community member brought up the possibility of Nakamoto selling his Bitcoin stash. Despite being another hypothetical, one Redditor believesthis is a more feasible theory than what Dimon suggested.

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While Dimon continues his tirade against crypto, the company he leads is involved with the recently approved spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States. On Dec. 29, asset manager BlackRock named JPMorgan Securities as one of its authorized participants for their ETF. The CEO received criticism for his anti-crypto comments after JPMorgan was named in BlackRocks ETF filing.

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JPMorgan CEO's dig on Bitcoin and Satoshi spark BTC hodl rumors on Reddit - Cointelegraph