Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are a sham

比尔·盖茨说加密和NFT是假的

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Updated 2144 GMT (0544 HKT) June 15, 2022

作者：Jordan Valinsky，CNN Business 更新时间：格林尼治时间2144（香港时间0544）2022年6月15日

New York (CNN Business)Don't count Bill Gates among the fans of cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

纽约（美国有线电视新闻网商业频道）不认为比尔·盖茨是加密货币和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.

这位微软联合创始人周二在TechCrunch会议上表示，这些数字资产趋势“百分之百基于大傻瓜理论”，他引用了一个概念，即只要人们愿意出价更高，投资者就可以在毫无价值或估值过高的资产上赚钱。

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，他是“不长也不短”的加密人。他还嘲笑无聊的猿类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，盖茨表示，他更喜欢老式投资。

"I'm used to asset classes, like a farm where they have output, or like a company where they make products," he said.

他说：“我习惯于资产类别，比如有产出的农场，或者生产产品的公司。”。

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.

在他的评论发表之际，比特币和其他加密货币正在崩溃。比特币在2021 11月创下69000美元的历史新高。自那以后，世界上最有价值的加密货币已经贬值三分之二，周二跌至23000美元以下。自上周五以来，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.

加密交易所Coinbase宣布，随着数字货币市场的持续崩溃，将裁员18%。

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.

盖茨此前对加密技术持怀疑态度。2021，盖茨在接受彭博社采访时表示，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效仿。

"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."

盖茨说：“我确实认为，人们会被这些狂热分子收买，因为他们可能没有那么多的钱可以花。”。“所以我不看好比特币。”