Tesla Could Take a Big Loss on Its Bitcoin Bets

seekingalpha2022-06-14

Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) big bet on Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is beginning to look like a blunder amid a violent crash for cryptocurrencies.While adding Bitcoin (BTC-USD -14.6%) in early 2021 looked like a wise ...

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Looyusooi
2022-06-14
Looyusooi
Ok
No mo
2022-06-14
No mo
Yes pls start selling. So I can buy cheap cheap tsla
JLKang
2022-06-14
JLKang
Good to know
JFK
2022-06-14
JFK
Like
HENRYCSC
2022-06-14
HENRYCSC
[Smile]
Remotecam
2022-06-14
Remotecam
Good to know. July ER will be tough, for everyone.

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