Elon Musk's Tesla Will Lose Money On Bitcoin Purchase, Predicts Peter Schiff: 'That Was A Mistake'
Elon Musk's Tesla Will Lose Money On Bitcoin Purchase, Predicts Peter Schiff: 'That Was A Mistake'
Economist Peter Schiff called Tesla's investment in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) a "mistake," predicting that the Elon Musk-founded tech giant will incur financial losses.
经济学家彼得·希夫特称特斯拉投资比特币是一个“错误”，预测伊隆·马斯克创立的科技巨头将遭受财务损失。
What Happened: While congratulating Musk on his X (formerly Twitter) takeover, Schiff made a Freudian slip by writing Bitcoin instead of X on Wednesday.
发生了什么：在祝贺马斯克接管X（前称Twitter）时，希夫特在周三犯了一个弗洛伊德失误，写成了比特币而不是X。
After being pointed out by other users, the Bitcoin critic accepted his mistake but refused to delete the post.
在其他用户指出后，这位比特币批评者承认了自己的错误，但拒绝删除这篇帖子。
Instead, he used it as an opportunity to question Tesla's Bitcoin acquisition. "That was a mistake and Tesla will lose money on that purchase," Schiff argued.
相反，他将其作为质疑特斯拉比特币收购的机会。“那是个错误，特斯拉会在这项收购上损失钱，”希夫特认为。
That's funny. I meant to type X but I wrote Bitcoin. I didn't realize that until I read the comments. I would normally just erase the post. But I'm going to leave it as is. Ironically, Elon also bought Bitcoin. That was a mistake and Tesla will lose money on that purchase.
— Peter Schiff (@PeterSchiff) August 1, 2024
很有趣。我本来想打 X，但打成了比特币。直到我看到评论才意识到。我通常会删掉这篇发帖。但我会保持原样。具有讽刺意味的是，埃隆也买了比特币。那是一个错误，特斯拉会在这次购买中失去钱。
彼得·希夫特（@PeterSchiff）2024年8月1日
Tesla's Bitcoin holdings remained unchanged in the second quarter, according to its earnings report released last week. The EV giant reported its net digital assets at $184 million, unchanged since the fourth quarter of 2022.
特斯拉的比特币持有量在第二季度未发生变化，根据上周发布的财报。这家电动汽车巨头报告其净数字资产为1.84亿美元，自2022年第四季度以来未变。
At a cost basis of $336 million, Tesla has amassed an unrealized gain of 118% on its Bitcon investment, according to data from CoinGecko.
根据CoinGecko的数据，以成本基础为3360万美元，特斯拉在比特币投资中累积了118％的未实现收益。
Why It Matters: Schiff's comments come in the wake of his recent criticism of companies using Bitcoin as a treasury asset. He argued that such a move is akin to gambling with shareholder's funds.
为什么要关注：希夫特的评论是在他最近批评公司将比特币用作财务资产之后发表的。他认为这种做法类似于用股东的资金进行博彩。
Schiff also slammed former President Donald Trump's endorsement of Bitcoin at a recent conference, calling it a strategic move to gain political support rather than a genuine commitment to make it a reserve asset.
希夫特还猛烈抨击了前总统唐纳德·特朗普在最近的一次会议上对比特币的认可，称这是一次获取政治支持的战略行动，而非真正的承诺将其作为储备资产。
Price Action: At the time of writing, Bitcoin is exchanging hands at $$63,969.30, shrinking 3.39% in the last 24 hours, according to data from Benzinga Pro.
行情走势：截至撰写本文时，根据Benzinga Pro提供的数据，比特币的交易价格为63,969.30美元，过去24小时下跌了3.39%。