New York (CNN Business)Don't count Bill Gates among the fans of cryptocurrenciesand NFTs.
纽约（CNN Business）不要把比尔•盖茨算作加密货币和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.
微软联合创始人周二在TechCrunch会议上说，那些数字资产趋势“100%基于更大的傻瓜理论”，此理论指的是只要人们愿意出高价，投资者就能在毫无价值或被高估的资产上赚钱的概念。
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“不看多也不看空”加密货币。他还嘲笑了无聊猿猴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，盖茨说他更喜欢老式的投资。
"I'm used to asset classes, like a farm where they have output, or like a company where they make products," he said.
“我已经习惯了资产类别，比如一个农场，他们有产出，或者像一个公司，他们制造产品，”他说。
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.
他的评论是在比特币和其他加密货币崩溃的时候发表的。比特币在2021年11月创下了69,000美元的历史新高。从那时起，这个世界上最有价值的加密货币已经失去了三分之二的价值，周二跌破了23,000美元。自周五以来，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.
随着数字货币市场的持续崩溃，加密货币交易所Coinbase宣布裁减18%的员工。
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.
盖茨此前曾怀疑过加密货币。在2021年接受彭博社采访时，盖茨说，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跟随这种做法。
"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."
“我确实认为，人们会陷于这种疯狂，但他们可能没有那么多闲钱，”盖茨说。“所以我并不看好比特币。”