Miami Mayor Francis Suarez believes the widespread adoption of Bitcoin will make it difficult for regulators to impose severe restrictions on cryptocurrency firms and the digital asset industry. Speaking at the Ethereal Summit, Suarez said that it will be difficult for the US authorities to control the activities of firms working with digital assets, even if the necessary changes to the legislation are made.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said he remains skeptical about Bitcoin despite the growing interest of the bank's clients in the crypto asset. Speaking at a summit hosted by the Wall Street Journal, Daimon said he hasn't softened his stance on the first cryptocurrency. He previously compared Bitcoin to tulip rush and was ready to fire any JPMorgan employee caught in cryptocurrency trading.
Analysts at the American investment bank JPMorgan believe that Bitcoin can compete with gold as a store of value but will give way to Ethereum in the long term. According to JPMorgan, the difference between BTC and ETH is that at this stage, Bitcoin is more likely to be categorized as "consumer goods."
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said that the country intends to create conditions for the implementation of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, as it considers these industries to be promising. Speaking at the Luxembourg Blockchain Week conference, Bettel said the Luxembourg government will continue to "pave the way" for the development of innovative technologies in the country.
Billionaire Bill Miller, who has previously spoken out in favor of cryptocurrencies, said that he sees no signs of a "bubble" in Bitcoin and expects the rate of the first cryptocurrency to continue to rise. During an interview on CNBC's "The Exchange", Miller noted that despite the recent rally in BTC and the subsequent pullback, demand for the first cryptocurrency is outstripping supply.
For the first time, the central bank of China recognized cryptocurrencies as an asset - Deputy Governor of the People's Bank of China (PBC) Li Bo called them an alternative investment asset.
The CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken Jesse Powell believes that US regulators may try to "repress" the digital asset industry. In an interview on CNBC, Powell said that the growth of the cryptocurrency market is attracting a lot of attention, including from regulators.
SEC Commissioner Esther Pearce said it would be difficult for governments to ban Bitcoin. If the regulators really decide to do this, they will do something stupid. The Commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said this during an online conference on investments in cryptocurrencies.
John Danielsson argues that Bitcoin's continued growth will cause serious inequality in society and lead to a dystopian future. An economist at one of London's leading universities said that if Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies continue to rise in price, inequality in society will increase. Director of the Center for Systemic Risk at the London School of Economics, Jon Danielsson, published a column for the VoxEU Center for Economic and Policy Research titled "What Happens If Bitcoin Succeeds?"
Analysts at investment bank RBC Capital Markets believe that after launching its own cryptocurrency exchange, Apple will be able to earn more than $ 40 billion a year.