Tesla is the first automaker to officially allow paying for their cars not with the usual national currency, but with Bitcoins. The head of Tesla, Elon Musk, announced the start of working with Bitcoins in the usual way—on Twitter.

Elon Musk's Tweet Reveals Some Details and Influences the Bitcoin Rate

At the same time, he clarified that the company uses open software to work with cryptocurrency and will not convert it into other monetary units. So far, this method of payment works in the United States only. But within a year, Musk promises to extend this opportunity to other countries.

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Bitcoin is a digital currency (and the payment system of the same name), not supported by any state, and does not have a centralized regulator. Bitcoin does not have physical notes—all transactions are carried out online—although exchange for regular currencies is also possible.

By the way, back in February of this year, Tesla invested $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin and has already managed to make money on it. But a risk of financial losses still exists: there is talk that the US could outlaw Bitcoin in the future.

After Elon Musk's statement, the already considerable Bitcoin rate grew by about two thousand dollars. At the exchange rate for the evening of March 24, Bitcoin USD worth is $56,700, although a year ago its worth was only $6,800. This means that in the United States, the base Tesla Model 3 electric car is now valued at 0.64 Bitcoin, and 1.41 Bitcoin is asked for the Model S liftback.

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