GreenCarNewsBreaks – Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Announces Purchase of $1.5B in Bitcoin, Planning to Accept Digital Currency for Purchases
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), an American EV and clean energy company, announced significant Bitcoin measures the company is taken. In an SEC filing, the company noted that it may invest in alternative reserve assets such as digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets. Consequently, the company invested $1.5 billion in Bitcoin; the company also noted that it may acquire and hold additional digital assets. In addition, Tesla noted that it expected to begin accepting Bitcoin as a form for payment for its products, initially on a limited basis. The company plans to make that change in the near…