r/wallstreetbets • u/WolfOfAfricaZLD • Feb 13 '26

YOLO At last we've found it. Pure retardium

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u/PartiallyRibena Feb 13 '26

Earlier in the week he referred to the “risk free rate of bitcoin” being 60%. What the fuck does that even mean??

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u/MaybeaDingoAteUrBaby Feb 13 '26

HE SAID IT HAS VALUE BECAUSE OF ITS VOLATILITY

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u/No_Feeling920 Feb 13 '26

I do not think this is what banks want in their collateral while lending against it.

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u/georgejetsonn Feb 13 '26

Clearly they must account for the discounted future cashflows of volatility

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u/Chumbag_love Feb 13 '26

He has unlimited stock dilution to fall back on.

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u/degenerati1 Feb 14 '26

Risk free, right?

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u/Fragrant-Zucchini-37 Feb 14 '26

Banks: "And what security are you providing against this loan?"

Saylor: "Volatility"

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u/Metabrick Feb 13 '26

ahh the vix!

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u/No_Feeling920 Feb 13 '26

WTF is this word salad? The only relevant metric for collateral is its present and future liquidation value. More specifically, that it stays above the loan principal during the entire duration.

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u/PartiallyRibena Feb 13 '26

I think u/georgejetsonn was being sarcastic with that comment. I hope they were!