Why did Tesla buy bitcoin?

MarketWatch2021-02-10

Tesla Inc. has become the latest major corporation to make an investment in bitcoin, underscoring the increasing acceptability of the digital asset. The big question observers are asking is, why is ...

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Jwl
2021-02-17
Jwl
It’s a step to connect with the millennials, accessto the new age preferred currency and definitely not exhaustive to the existing portfolio offered byTesla or the Elon musk group
Fishstar
2021-02-16
Fishstar
why
Karlmax
2021-02-16
Karlmax
Btc is much stable...
DesmondPoh
2021-02-16
DesmondPoh
This can benefit expansion worldwide
V1p3r32
2021-02-16
V1p3r32
[微笑]
714iuhnim
2021-02-15
714iuhnim
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