Bitcoin sinks after Treasury Secretary Bessent says US government can’t tell banks to bail out crypto

Bitcoin sinks after Treasury Secretary Bessent says US government can’t tell banks to bail out crypto

Bitcoin (BTC-USD) fell 2% on Wednesday to around $73,000 per token after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested that the US government will not bail out the cryptocurrency. In a heated back-and-forth hearing during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, Bessent was asked if the US Treasury had the authority to buy bitcoin or other cryptos. … Read more

Michael Burry says Tesla is ‘ridiculously overvalued,’ slams Musk’s pay packet

Michael Burry says Tesla is ‘ridiculously overvalued,’ slams Musk’s pay packet

Short seller Michael Burry just took a swipe at another richly valued stock: Tesla (TSLA). Burry, who rose to fame shorting the housing market during the 2008 financial crisis, dubbed the EV maker “ridiculously overvalued” in a Substack post on Sunday. Business Insider was the first to report on Burry’s latest missive. His post took … Read more

Nvidia says it is not using ‘circular funding’ schemes. 2 famous short sellers disagree.

Nvidia says it is not using ‘circular funding’ schemes. 2 famous short sellers disagree.

Nvidia (NVDA) sent a memo to Wall Street analysts over the weekend arguing that it is not involved in vendor financing, a controversial practice in which suppliers invest or extend loans to their own customers. Famous short sellers Jim Chanos and Michael Burry aren’t so sure. Nvidia wrote a seven-page document – first reported by … Read more