The Breakdown With NLW Episode

JPMorgan's Bitcoin Journey: From 'Worse Than Tulips' to 'Not My Cup of Tea' to New Product

Sources say JPMorgan’s new actively managed bitcoin product will be available this summer.

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Sources say JPMorgan’s new actively managed bitcoin product will be available this summer.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io and NEAR.org.

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Today on the Brief:

  • Sports and crypto come together
  • WTF is going on in Turkey?
  • Wyoming DAO law

Our main discussion: After years of CEO Jamie Dimon ragging on bitcoin, JPMorgan is reportedly set to offer a new actively managed bitcoin product. In this episode, NLW looks back at Dimon’s comments on BTC and how things have changed over time.

See also: JPMorgan to Let Clients Invest in Bitcoin Fund for First Time: Sources

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HOST

Nathaniel Whittemore

NLW is an independent strategy and communications consultant for leading crypto companies as well as host of The Breakdown – the fastest-growing podcast in crypto. Whittemore has been a VC with Learn Capital, was on the founding team of Change.org, and founded a program design center at his alma mater Northwestern University that helped inspire the largest donation in the school’s history.

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