Bitcoin can prosper without becoming a major currency: SkyBridge's Scaramucci


FILE PHOTO A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken March 15 2021. REUTERSDado RuvicIllustrationFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: A representation of virtual currency Bitcoin is seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin doesn't need to become a widely-used form of payment to succeed and could prosper solely as a store of value, SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci said on Wednesday.

Designed as a way to pay, bitcoin is still little use for commerce - though in a major step Tesla Inc said on Wednesday customers can now pay for its electric vehicles in the cryptocurrency.

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