The Tesla automobile brand will invest $ 1.5 billion in Bitcoin.
This virtual currency, created by anonymous people and managed by a decentralized network is particularly volatile and its price is not always easy to determine.
Without real control by the monetary authorities, Bitcoin has often been viewed as a financial asset used for illegal transactions such as money laundering.
Janet Yellen, Joe Biden's new Treasury secretary, warned during his grand confirmation oral in the US Senate that cryptocurrencies were "primarily used" for funding illicit activities and that they were of "particular concern."
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But in recent days, billionaire and boss of Tesla, Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, is visibly influencing prices.
A few days ago, the boss of the electric vehicle manufacturer temporarily changed his mini-description on Twitter to simply enter #bitcoin.
Immediately the price had climbed.
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According to Tesla, this investment, which was transmitted to the gendarme of the American Stock Exchange, the SEC, finds its justification by the recent change in its investment policy in order to diversify its sources of liquidity and gain flexibility in order to be able to largely remunerate its shareholders. .
In addition to this own investment, Tesla "will begin to accept Bitcoin as a means of payment when purchasing its products in the near future," the group said.