Bitcoin Clean Energy Usage Surpasses 50%... Will Tesla Allow Bitcoin Payments?
Suehyeon Lee
Summary
- It was reported that Bitcoin miners' clean energy usage has surpassed 50%.
- Tesla's CEO Musk stated that Bitcoin payments would be allowed if clean energy usage exceeds 50%.
- Tesla attempted Bitcoin payments in 2021 but suspended it due to increased fossil fuel usage.
As Bitcoin (BTC) miners' clean energy usage surpasses 50%, expectations are rising for Tesla to allow Bitcoin payments.
On the 29th (local time), Watcher Guru reported, "Bitcoin's clean energy usage has exceeded 50%. In the past, Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO, stated that Bitcoin payments would be allowed again if miners' clean energy usage surpassed 50%."
Previously, in February 2021, Tesla introduced a system allowing the purchase of electric vehicles with Bitcoin. However, the Bitcoin payment system was suspended after three months due to increased fossil fuel usage from Bitcoin mining.
Suehyeon Lee
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