Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are a sham比尔•盖茨称加密货币和NFT是个骗局
New York (CNN Business)Don’t count Bill Gates among the fans of cryptocurrencies and NFTs.纽约(CNN Business)不要把比尔•盖茨算作加密货币和NFT的粉丝。
Those digital asset trends are “100% based on greater fool theory,” the Microsoft co-founder said Tuesday at a TechCrunch conference, referencing the notion that investors can make money on worthless or overvalued assets as long as people are willing to bid them higher.微软联合创始人周二在TechCrunch会议上说,那些数字资产趋势“100%基于更大的傻瓜理论”,此理论指的是只要人们愿意出高价,投资者就能在毫无价值或被高估的资产上赚钱的概念。
Gates added that he’s “not long or short” crypto. And he mocked Bored Apes NFTs, joking that “expensive digital images of monkeys” will “improve the world immensely.”盖茨补充说,他“不看多也不看空”加密货币。他还嘲笑了无聊猿猴NFT,开玩笑说“昂贵的猴子数字图像”将“极大地改善世界”。
Instead, Gates said he prefers old fashioned investing.相反,盖茨说他更喜欢老式的投资。
“I’m used to asset classes, like a farm where they have output, or like a company where they make products,” he said.“我已经习惯了资产类别,比如一个农场,他们有产出,或者像一个公司,他们制造产品,”他说。
His comments come as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are crashing. Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $69,000 in November 2021. Since then, the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency has lost two-thirds of its value, tumbling below $23,000 on Tuesday. It has lost about 25% of its value since Friday.他的评论是在比特币和其他加密货币崩溃的时候发表的。比特币在2021年11月创下了69,000美元的历史新高。从那时起,这个世界上最有价值的加密货币已经失去了三分之二的价值,周二跌破了23,000美元。自周五以来,它已经损失了大约25%的价值。
Crypto exchange Coinbase announced that it’s laying off 18% of its employees as the digital currency market continues to crumble.随着数字货币市场的持续崩溃,加密货币交易所Coinbase宣布裁减18%的员工。
Gates has previously doubted crypto. In a 2021 interview with Bloomberg, Gates said that it was one thing for Elon Musk and Tesla to invest in bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean average investors should follow that lead.盖茨此前曾怀疑过加密货币。在2021年接受彭博社采访时,盖茨说,埃隆•马斯克和特斯拉投资比特币是一回事,但这并不意味着普通投资者应该跟随这种做法。
“I do think people get bought into these manias, who may not have as much money to spare,” Gates said. “So I’m not bullish on bitcoin.”“我确实认为,人们会陷于这种疯狂,但他们可能没有那么多闲钱,”盖茨说。“所以我并不看好比特币。”