Tesla Inc. has invested $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin and signaled its intention to start accepting cryptocurrency as a form of payment, sending prices to a a new memory.
The leader of the electric car market said in a deposit on Monday that he made a bet on Bitcoin after updating his investment policy last month to allow the company to invest in digital assets, as well as in gold bullion and exchange traded funds. .
“We expect to begin accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment for our products in the near future, subject to applicable laws and initially on a limited basis,” Tesla said in the securities registration.
The price of Bitcoin rose by up to 13% to an all-time high of $ 43,725.51 on the news. It rose about 10% to $ 42,620 at 8:08 a.m. in New York.
CEO Elon Musk wrote many times on Twitter about cryptocurrencies earlier this month called Bitcoin “a good thing” in an interview.
– With the assistance of Esha Dey