Tesla cars can now be purchased with Bitcoin



On March 24, 2021, Elon Musk, CEO of the car manufacturer Tesla , announced that Tesla cars can now be purchased with the virtual currency Bitcoin.




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Tesla cars can be bought with bitcoin, says Elon Musk
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At the time of writing, only people in the United States can purchase Tesla cars with Bitcoin. Musk has said that people outside the United States will be able to purchase it in the second half of 2021. The Japanese yen price of Tesla cars is 4.29 million yen to 11.7 million yen at the time of article creation.




Musk has said that payments will be made through direct transactions between nodes using internal or open source software. The official FAQ site also states that Tesla does not accept virtual currencies other than Bitcoin, and that payment processing can take from 1 minute to 6 hours.




In addition, Tesla's refund policy stipulates that ``When refunding, refunds will be made in Bitcoin or legal currency.'' Tesla says it will refund the amount based on the value of Bitcoin at the time of purchase, but due to the high volatility of Bitcoin's price, when a person who purchased a product with Bitcoin requests a refund. , its value may be lower than it was at the time of purchase.

On February 8, 2021, Tesla purchased $1.5 billion (approximately 157.7 billion yen) worth of Bitcoin, and at the same time announced the idea that ``In the near future, we plan to start accepting Bitcoin as a payment method for products.'' It was showing.

Tesla purchases 157.7 billion yen worth of Bitcoin, price hits new high, Tesla cars can now be purchased with Bitcoin - GIGAZINE



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