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Topic: On not very shocking news, Tesla dumps majority of bitcoin - page 2. (Read 276 times)

legendary
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The irony here is that Tesla could have already bought back twice as much Bitcoin this quarter (which wouldn't be reporting until Q3). For example if they sold around $40K they could have well bought back at $20K, or around the 200 WMA if they felt that it presented a good average buying price. So while they did indeed sell, it remains unknown if they hold more than Q2 tax filings, given how cheap July prices have been.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that out of the 75% they sold (likely good profit), they have returned half of that back into the market at a lower price and currently hold twice what they have for example.
Let's wait for the Q3 and find out if tesla was buying in the current time period. Can they sell in the Q2 at a loss, for some tax break or something like that?

Then why is this information about 75% tesla's bitcoin sold so actively promoted in the media? Even this forum could not get around this news, because more than one topic has already been created with a discussion of this topic. Another attempt to create panic, drop bitcoin price and buy cheap?
legendary
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The irony here is that Tesla could have already bought back twice as much Bitcoin this quarter (which wouldn't be reporting until Q3). For example if they sold around $40K they could have well bought back at $20K, or around the 200 WMA if they felt that it presented a good average buying price. So while they did indeed sell, it remains unknown if they hold more than Q2 tax filings, given how cheap July prices have been.

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that out of the 75% they sold (likely good profit), they have returned half of that back into the market at a lower price and currently hold twice what they have for example.
legendary
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I remember Elon Musk complaining about Tesla factories losing money and having difficulties with the production schedule.

Maybe that's why Tesla sold most of it's BTC reserves
. Anyway, this isn't such a big deal and we as Bitcoin maximalists shouldn't act butthurt.

Tesla has the right to sell their BTC reserves anytime they want.


OR pay for Elon Musk's "break-up fee" for backing out of his $44,000,000,000 deal with Twitter. What Twitter and Jack Dorsey can do is use that $1,000,000,000 from the break-up fee to buy Bitcoin for their own treasury.

Who's butthurt? The Honey Badger don't care. Is that all Tesla sold? It didn't crash the price. We'll see Tesla again when Bitcoin is trading with six digits. Cool
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I remember Elon Musk complaining about Tesla factories losing money and having difficulties with the production schedule.
Maybe that's why Tesla sold most of it's BTC reserves. Anyway, this isn't such a big deal and we as Bitcoin maximalists shouldn't act butthurt.
Tesla has the right to sell their BTC reserves anytime they want.



That is what BTC is for Elon Musk, a speculative asset like any other, such as Doge or shares of another company. There is nothing special about it for him.


Well, Bitcoin is "a speculative asset" for 80-90% of all the Bitcoiners. Grin There's nothing wrong with viewing a financial asset as "speculative".
Speculation is having a high risk/reward attitude in trading. It's simply buying low and selling high for profit.
I don't know why the term "speculation" still has negative connotation attached to it.
Elon Musk never expressed any positive opinions about Bitcoin, he mostly neutral about BTC, so we shouldn't think that he was a hardcore Bitcoin believer.
legendary
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Did Elon Musk sell the Pico Bottom? As illustrated by him, not all geniuses make the right decisions in their lives. But from the pleb's viewpoint, we shouldn't worry. Bitcoin doesn't need Elon Musk, or anyone who doesn't take the time to actually learn and understand Bitcoin.

Plus be prepared, because Elon Musk might join Nassim Taleb and FUD Bitcoin like all of those BSV-Flat-Earthers, OR he might join Vitalik and his new shitcoin after Ethereum completes the move to POS.
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There was thread I saw that people are discussing what is similar to this.

Surprisingly, Elon's Tesla is not so keen on hodling BTC anymore

This is what I have speculated and argued. Companies holding a speculative asset in their balance sheet will be forced to sell if the asset is not bringing profit for their monthly income statement. I reckon if bitcoin continues to dump, I speculate that Michael Saylor will be forced to deleverage. Let us wish this will not become true.
There is nothing that can not happen, but we all know that Michael Saylor is different from Elon Musk. Elon Musk and Tesla have been clowning about what is related to bitcoin.

On not very shocking news, Tesla dumps majority of bitcoin
People should know Elon Musk than that, this is not a shocking news but what some people have been expecting.

The company also says it sold 75% of its Bitcoin, turning it into fiat currency, adding $936 million in cash to its balance sheet. The quarter, however, ended Tesla's streak of reporting record revenue.
Very healthy for bitcoin if big whales sell for individuals to buy.

Can this be the reason, why after several days of green market, this morning we see it is being red ? Probably yes and no.
It could be, but bitcoin price has been rising since last weekend, that has been 5 days ago. The bear market is not yet over. The decline has also not been significant.
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Companies holding a speculative asset in their balance sheet will be forced to sell if the asset is not bringing profit for their monthly income statement.

That is what BTC is for Elon Musk, a speculative asset like any other, such as Doge or shares of another company. There is nothing special about it for him.

I reckon if bitcoin continues to dump, I speculate that Michael Saylor will be forced to deleverage. Let us wish this will not become true.

In this case I think it is different and Michael Saylor sees BTC in a different way than Elon Musk, and he has also tied his future to BTC. With most of the voting power in MSTR, the price would have to drop a lot before it would be forced to liquidate anything. I don't know if perhaps an attack of short positions could force him.

Saylor liquidating part of his BTC holdings would make him look like a big mouth much more than he is looking lately.
legendary
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Can this be the reason, why after several days of green market, this morning we see it is being red ? Probably yes and no. We all remember how market reacted several years ago when crypto community saw words Elon Mask, Bitcoin and Tesla been together in one sentence. We see same words today, but with a negative context, but leading currencies have lost only 3-6% of their yesterdays value. Either there will be more consequences, or few people care about Tesla and Bitcoin nowadays.
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This is what I have speculated and argued. Companies holding a speculative asset in their balance sheet will be forced to sell if the asset is not bringing profit for their monthly income statement. I reckon if bitcoin continues to dump, I speculate that Michael Saylor will be forced to deleverage. Let us wish this will not become true.



Tesla (TSLA) reported its Q2 earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday, meeting analysts’ estimates, following a prolonged COVID-induced shutdown at its Shanghai production facility.

The company also says it sold 75% of its Bitcoin, turning it into fiat currency, adding $936 million in cash to its balance sheet. The quarter, however, ended Tesla's streak of reporting record revenue.


Source https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tesla-q2-earnings-2022-201008978.html
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