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Elon Musk’s Bitcoin Marketing Coup

By embracing bitcoiners, Tesla is likely to make more sales among that crowd even if they pay in fiat. Any extra BTC the carmaker gets is gravy.

Elon Musk's upstart auto company Tesla is running a bitcoin node.

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Want to Buy a Tesla With Bitcoin? It Ain't Easy

The difficulty underscores how even in a roaring bull market, crypto still struggles to gain widespread acceptance as a payment method.

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Market Wrap: 'Elon Candle' Effect Fades Quickly as Bitcoin Retreats Below $55K

Tesla got the market excited briefly, but bitcoin is still in consolidation mode.

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Elon Musk Says You Can Buy Teslas With Bitcoin Now

Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweets consumers can now buy Teslas using bitcoin. "The Hash" panel unpacks the pros and cons, what Tesla plans to do with the bitcoin and the revelation that Tesla is operating Bitcoin nodes.

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Bitcoin Rises Despite Dollar Strength as Elon Musk Adds BTC Payment Option

Tesla accepting bitcoin payments and running its own nodes is "massively bullish," according to one analyst.

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Musk Says Teslas Can Now Be Bought Using Bitcoin That Will Be Stored, Not Turned to Fiat

The Tesla CEO said bitcoin paid to the company will stay as bitcoin and not be converted into fiat.

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Tesla's Elon Musk Wants Coinbase to Become DOGE-Friendly

A listing on Coinbase would unleash dogecoin to a whole new breed of investor.

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Bitcoin on the Balance Sheet? Corporate Buying Might Become a Global Trend

According to Arcane, the new corporate buyers appear intent on keeping the cryptocurrencies for the long term "and see further upside potential in bitcoin."

Corporate treasurers outside of the U.S. are now dabbling in bitcoin.

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Hackers Break Into Thousands of  Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals

Hackers gained access to 150,000 security camera feeds exposing hospitals, jails and even companies like Tesla and Cloudflare. “The Hash” panel discusses privacy risks and the vulnerability of centralized systems.

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