Tesla has ended its flirtation with cryptocurrencies, reversing its March 24 announcement to accept payments made in bitcoin for its electric vehicles, in an abrupt U-turn that sent the prices of the largest token tumbling on global exchanges.
In an announcement made via Twitter, Tesla’s chief executive Elon Musk cited the “increasing use of fossil fuels ... especially coal,” involved in bitcoin mining and transactions as the reason for his decision.
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