JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon isn’t holding back: “Bitcoin itself has no intrinsic value,” he insists—calling it a speculative asset used in illicit activities like money laundering, sex trafficking, and ransomware. Comparing it to smoking, he says you have the right to invest—but “I don’t feel great about Bitcoin” Yet even as he criticizes, JPMorgan is embracing blockchain and enabling client access to Bitcoin—signaling a deep divide between entrenched skepticism and institutional adoption . Is Bitc