Michael Burry Slams Nvidia's $500M Chip Financing as Wall Street's Dodgy Debt Scheme
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-08-12
Legendary investor Michael Burry took to X to call out a recent $500 billion capital move involving Nvidia as a Wall Street "stunt."
He pointed out that Nvidia is taking 25% stakes and providing residual value guarantees on chip purchases, all filtered through private equity's private credit schemes. Burry warned that this mirrors the old risky debt packaging tactics.
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