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Tesla invested $ 1.5 billion in BTC. Bitcoin jumped to a new high of about $ 45,000

Ilona Musk again excited the cryptocurrency market: Tesla bought BTC for $ 1.5 billion and plans to accept payments in cryptocurrencies. The bitcoin rate has renewed its historical maximum, reaching $ 44,899.

In an annual report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Tesla reported a $ 1.5 billion investment in bitcoin, pushing the cryptocurrency to $ 44,899. According to the document:

“In January 2021, we updated our investment policy, which will give us more flexibility to further diversify and increase returns on money that is not required to maintain adequate operational liquidity.”

The policy includes investments in “alternative reserve assets, including digital assets, gold bars, ETFs and other assets.”

“We have invested a total of $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin under this policy and may acquire and store digital assets from time to time or over the long term.”

Tesla also plans to start accepting BTC as payment for its products “in the near future.” Against the background of the news, the bitcoin rate again exceeded the historical maximum and came close to $ 45,000.

Source: Tradingview

Users of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance began to report on social networks about the interruptions in the work of the site. Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao wrote on Twitter that the problems are related to “high inbound traffic” and that “Elon is to blame for everything [Маск]».

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently changed his Twitter profile description to one word: bitcoin, after which BTC rose 15%. Musk also expressed his opinion last week that “Bitcoin is a good thing” and should get public attention. He also described himself as a BTC supporter.

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