Bitcoin dropped to a three-month low on Monday in the wake of Elon Musk’s hinting over the weekend that Tesla is considering or may have already sold some of its bitcoin holdings.
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Having earlier said Tesla would accept bitcoin as payment, Elon Musk this week reversed that position, stating cryptocurrencies’ “promising future cannot come at a great cost to the environment”.
Bitcoin was pinned near its lowest in more than two months on Friday, while dogecoin leapt by a fifth as tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk sent the two cryptocurrencies on a wild ride.
The more Elon Musk blends payment U-turns, social media memes and stand-up comedy, the harder it will be to detect where the future of money ends and the “hustle” begins. Which might be the whole point.
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Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental concerns for a swift reversal in the company’s position on the cryptocurrency.
Cryptocurrency ether hit a record high on Wednesday, taking gains this year to almost 500% on the back of a growing interest in decentralised finance applications.
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Parabolic jumps in digital tokens such as ether, dogecoin and binance coin are outshining bitcoin, prompting more questions about whether that segment of the cryptocurrency sector is ripe for a reckoning.
SpaceX will launch the “Doge-1 Mission to the Moon” in the first quarter of next year, with Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company accepting the meme-inspired cryptocurrency dogecoin as payment.