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Think. Again.

(20,995 posts)
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 03:14 AM Friday

A quarter of Tesla's earnings were due to recongnizing a $600 million gain on BITCOIN

Fred Lambert, Jan 30 2025 - 12:20 pm PT
Source: https://electrek.co/2025/01/30/a-quarter-of-teslas-earnings-were-due-to-recongnizing-a-600-million-gain-on-bitcoin/

Tesla still came short of expectations.

TESLA AND BITCOIN

Tesla is among the few large public companies that invested some of their cash into cryptocurrency.

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A year after the initial investment, Tesla’s Bitcoin holding increased to $2 billion, but the cryptocurrency lost a lot of its value in 2022 and the automaker’s position suffered – though the automaker also divested about 75% of its Bitcoin position during that time.

Tesla reported over $1.2 billion in proceeds from selling Bitcoins, but the automaker still sits on a good amount.

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The move enabled Tesla to record a $600 million mark-to-market gain, accounting for a significant part of its $2.3 billion net income in Q4, which was already down 70% year-over-year.

Much more at original article: https://electrek.co/2025/01/30/a-quarter-of-teslas-earnings-were-due-to-recongnizing-a-600-million-gain-on-bitcoin/

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A quarter of Tesla's earnings were due to recongnizing a $600 million gain on BITCOIN (Original Post) Think. Again. Friday OP
For all of his bluster... Hugin Friday #1
You must have a thing for facts BootinUp Friday #2

Hugin

(35,282 posts)
1. For all of his bluster...
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 04:12 AM
Friday

Musk is acting like a very desperate man. I’ve heard it said that the last thing a person should want is to be called “The richest man in the world”.

A designation I’ve always doubted given his propensity to dive into shams and grifts

Could his sudden embrace of the Trumpinistas be for protection. Of course, that protection would come at a high price in the form of favors.

BootinUp

(49,260 posts)
2. You must have a thing for facts
Fri Jan 31, 2025, 07:17 AM
Friday

Well la tee da.

These facts you posted are not going to affect the fan boys anymore than other facts have. I sit across from a fan boy who has an impervious anti-fact shield around his head.

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