{"id":248524,"date":"2021-05-13T01:45:12","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T22:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tesla-stops-taking-bitcoin-cites-fossil-fuel-use-in-mining-cybercurrency\/"},"modified":"2021-05-13T01:45:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T22:45:12","slug":"tesla-stops-taking-bitcoin-cites-fossil-fuel-use-in-mining-cybercurrency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tesla-stops-taking-bitcoin-cites-fossil-fuel-use-in-mining-cybercurrency\/","title":{"rendered":"#Tesla stops taking bitcoin, cites fossil fuel use in &#8216;mining&#8217; cybercurrency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Tesla stops taking bitcoin, cites fossil fuel use in &#8216;mining&#8217; cybercurrency<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tesla Inc has suspended the use of bitcoin to purchase vehicles, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1392602041025843203\">said in a tweet on Wednesday<\/a>, citing concerns about the use of fossil fuel for bitcoin mining.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin, the world\u2019s biggest digital currency, fell more than 7 percent after the tweet and was trading at $52,669.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said Tesla would not sell any bitcoin and intends to use bitcoin for transactions as soon as mining transitions to more sustainable energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are also looking at other cryptocurrencies that use &lt;1% of bitcoin\u2019s energy\/transaction,\u201d Musk said.<\/p>\n<p>Musk said in March Tesla customers can buy its electric vehicles with bitcoin.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" alt=\"Bitcoin's value dropped after the Tesla CEO's tweet.\" class=\"wp-image-18226751 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/bitcoin-tesla.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/bitcoin-tesla.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/bitcoin-tesla.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/bitcoin-tesla.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/bitcoin-tesla.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Bitcoin\u2019s value dropped after the Tesla CEO\u2019s tweet on May 12, 2021. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Kin Cheung\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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