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Bitcoin price exceeds $40,000 after Musk said Tesla may resume Bitcoin transactions | Musk

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Original title: Bitcoin price exceeded $40,000 after Musk said Tesla may resume Bitcoin transactions. Source: TechWeb.com.cn

[TechWeb]News on June 15th, according to foreign media reports, on Sunday local time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Twitter that when it was confirmed that the miners were using cleanliness reasonably (about 50%) When energy and future trends are positive, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions.

Affected by this news, the price of Bitcoin has risen. On Sunday, the price of Bitcoin rose by nearly 10%, and on Monday it rose by 4.3% to $40,692.27. This is the first time the cryptocurrency has exceeded $40,000 in more than two weeks.

It is reported that Musk has always been a supporter of cryptocurrencies such as Dogecoin and Bitcoin. Previously, he had mentioned Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies on Twitter many times.

In March of this year, he said on Twitter that Tesla now accepts Bitcoin payments. In other words, the company’s electric cars can be purchased with Bitcoin.

However, in the face of strong protests from some environmentalists and investors, the company’s position has changed. In May of this year, Musk tweeted that out of environmental considerations, Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin payments.

At the time, he said on Twitter: “We are concerned about the rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels in Bitcoin mining and trading, especially coal, which has the most serious greenhouse gas emissions of all fuels. From many levels. Look, cryptocurrency is a good idea, and we also believe that it has a bright future, but this cannot be at the expense of the environment.”

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However, on Sunday local time, Musk said on Twitter that if the Bitcoin mining business relies on about 50% of clean energy, Tesla will once again accept Bitcoin transactions as a payment method for the company’s products. (Little Fox)

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