Jan 2021 - Spends 30% of raised money to buy Bitcoin
What value are Tesla adding here? Those investors could have just put 70% in to Tesla and 30% in to Bitcoin directly.
Arguably, the only positive here (for BTC and TSLA holders) is short term, and it's that Tesla are associating their brand with Bitcoin to whip up froth.
Michael Saylor raised $900m in debt to buy bitcoin. It's like a free option call on bitcoin and is rather ingenious. If bitcoin spikes, you convert you debt into stock. If bitcoin falls, you still got your debt.
1. It helps to have significant holdings if you plan to use the currency.
2. Tesla buying btc might conceivably move the price more and result in higher overall profits than the investors holding it directly.
3. A lot of companies make investments that in theory the shareholders could've done on their own.
Jan 2021 - Spends 30% of raised money to buy Bitcoin
What value are Tesla adding here? Those investors could have just put 70% in to Tesla and 30% in to Bitcoin directly.
Arguably, the only positive here (for BTC and TSLA holders) is short term, and it's that Tesla are associating their brand with Bitcoin to whip up froth.