JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Calls for Crypto Industry Shutdown. 🪙🤯🤥
During the annual banking oversight hearing, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon expressed his desire to "close down" the entire crypto industry.*
CEOs from major banks, including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and BNY Mellon, joined Dimon to discuss the effectiveness of the banking industry in serving Americans.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a vocal critic of the banking industry, found common ground with Dimon on the topic of cryptocurrencies, citing their use in illicit transactions and funding dangerous criminal activities.
Warren referred to a Chainalysis report estimating over $23 billion in cryptocurrency laundering in 2022, though a mid-year report in July 2023 showed a 65% decrease in illicit crypto activities.
Dimon acknowledged the association of crypto with criminal activities, citing anonymity and instant money transfer as attractive features for criminals.
Despite Dimon's strong stance against crypto, JPMorgan has ventured into the blockchain space with initiatives like the corporate stablecoin, JPM Coin, and the blockchain platform, Onyx.
Warren questioned all witnesses, including Dimon, about the need for crypto companies to adhere to the same anti-money laundering rules as traditional banks.
All eight banking representatives, including Dimon, unanimously agreed that crypto companies facilitating financial transactions should follow anti-money laundering rules.
