The first bitcoin-linked ETF is set to debut and 6 other key things that happened in crypto this past week

The first bitcoin-linked ETF is set to debut and 6 other key things that happened in crypto this past week

The price of , the largest cryptocurrency by market value, on Friday after news that the Securities and Exchange Commission the first bitcoin-linked exchange-traded fund debut. Bitcoin extended its rally over the weekend, currently trading at around , according to Coin Metrics. That, along with other news, like Jamie Dimon and Coinbase announcing plans to launch an NFT, or nonfungible token, platform, dominated this past week. Here are seven key things that happened in crypto. Jamie Dimon,  chairman and CEO, isn't a fan of bitcoin. "I personally think that ," Dimon said during an Institute of International Finance event on Oct. 11, But, "I don't want to be a spokesperson — I don't care. It makes no difference to me," he continued. "Our clients are adults. They disagree. That's what makes markets. So, if they want to have access to buy yourself bitcoin, we can't custody it but we can give them legitimate, as clean as possible, access." This isn't a new stance for Dimon. Recently, he  CEO Jim VandeHei that bitcoin has "no intrinsic value." And although he thinks bitcoin will be around long term, "I've always believed it'll be made illegal someplace, like , so I