Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin

Re:Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin by nodesocket on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @07:55PM (#27136684)

I am pro Tesla as a company and own a model Y, but this news was upsetting and frustrating to me. Exactly what changed from a few months ago when they announced their Bitcoin position and that they would accept payment? They knew damn well about mining in China being almost exclusively coal and that mining is extremely bad for the environment.

On another note, I don't think anybody was able to buy a Tesla with Bitcoin. This was a false claim that never came to fruition. Some serious market manipulation here by Tesla and Elon.

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Re:Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin by yks on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @08:05PM (#27136751)

The most reasonable explanation is that Tesla/Elon don't actually care about the environment and if it's going to suffer in their pursuit of whatever financial scheming and/or vanity, so be it.

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Re:Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin by Qwertious on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @08:28PM (#27136955)

Or he thinks that the best thing to do for the environment is to pump up Tesla by any means necessary.

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Re:Tesla has suspended vehicle purchases using Bitcoin by graphtrader on Thursday May 13, 2021 @07:07AM (#27140768)

I have really lost a ton of respect for Elon in the past few week.

If we were talking penny stocks, this is classic pump and dump behavior that should result in jail time.

I mean how much attention does one person need.

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