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Bitcoin Treasuries are ‘Financial Gibberish’
The famed short-seller Jim Chanos has raised his voice regarding the rise of Bitcoin treasury companies which are raising funds purely to stockpile Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Chanos noted that Strategy’s market capitalization now tops $100 billion but the company only has around $60 billion worth of Bitcoin. He voiced these issues during a live interview with the Odd Lots podcast. During this interview Chanos criticized the business model being used by Michael Saylor’s Strategy and called it “financial gibberish.”
The valuation of Strategy was recently defended by Saylor, who argued that the company’s ability to raise capital at a premium effectively renders its strategy “risk-free.” Others think differently, and Chanos noted:
“There’s a wonderful sales job that’s being done about the fact that this is an economic engine in and of itself. And so therefore, terms like ‘Bitcoin yield’ are used and I’ve called them financial gibberish because they are.”
The comments from Chanos continue his long-running feud with Saylor regarding the true value of Strategy. Chanos has argued that the value is wildly disconnected from the worth of its Bitcoin holdings. He also warned investors that they are misled by flashy narratives regarding these companies generate meaningful economic activity simply by accumulating digital assets.
Chanos has also turned his attention to the artificial intelligence (AI) sector and noted that the AI boom could face a sharp correction. Similar the the late 1990s dotcom boom, Chanos referenced networking giants like Cisco and Lucent, which rode the early internet wave to towering valuations before seeing orders collapse during the TMT bust. He noted:
“There is an ecosystem around the AI boom that is considerable, as there was for TMT back in ‘99 and 2000s. But it is a riskier revenue stream because if people pull back, they can pull back CapEx very easily.”
The expenditure by corporate entities on data centers and semiconductors could quickly dry up if macroeconomic headwinds, like a cooling labour market or rising tariffs, force companies to pause investments. Chanos did acknowledged the AI sector has yet to hit a tipping point but he warned that many investors may be underestimating the risk of a sudden reversal in corporate demand.
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