Tesla stops accepting Bitcoin over climate concerns

Digital currency falls 17% after tweet

Pedro Gonçalves
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Tesla has suspended the use of Bitcoin to pay for its vehicles because of the environmental impact of using the currency, its CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet.

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