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Re:Cryptocurrency chaos as China cracks down on ICOs by nylonstrung on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @10:58AM (#15238883)
I bet the horse and buggy manufacturers had bad things to say about Ford as well. Thomas Edison devoted a fair chunk of his life to trying to discredit AC electricity.

The genesis block was timestamped with a headline about banks getting bailed out. Anyone who reads into Dimon's statements too much doesn't really get what crypto is about.

Re:Cryptocurrency chaos as China cracks down on ICOs by Nursie on Wednesday September 13, 2017 @11:22AM (#15239105)
They are interested in ethereum and smart contracts, and the potential for them.

Bitcoin is mentioned particularly because it is a vehicle of pure speculation.