Tesla’s Latest Financial Statement Shows Bitcoin Worth $1.26 Billion

Elon Musk’s electrical automobile firm, Tesla, didn’t promote any bitcoin within the fourth quarter, in line with the corporate’s newest monetary assertion. Tesla is holding bitcoin value $1.26 billion. The firm nonetheless has not resumed accepting bitcoin funds however now accepts the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE) for some merchandise.

Tesla Did Not Sell Bitcoin in This fall

Tesla launched its This fall and FY2021 monetary statements Wednesday. The firm’s unaudited steadiness sheet exhibits web digital property of $1.26 billion on the finish of December final yr. This quantity is unchanged from the third quarter.

Tesla’s unaudited assertion of money flows additionally exhibits that there was no buy or sale of digital property within the final three quarters. The solely cryptocurrency buy Tesla made was bitcoin within the first quarter within the quantity of $1.5 billion. The only sale the corporate made was additionally within the first quarter.

While Tesla by no means disclosed how a lot bitcoin it owns, Musk beforehand hinted that it’s close to 42K BTC.

The electrical automobile firm began accepting bitcoin for funds in March 2021. However, the corporate halted accepting the crypto in May citing environmental issues.

Musk subsequently mentioned that Tesla will resume accepting BTC when bitcoin miners can verify clear vitality utilization. “When there’s affirmation of affordable (~50%) clear vitality utilization by miners with optimistic future development, Tesla will resume permitting Bitcoin transactions,” he said. However, Tesla nonetheless has not resumed accepting bitcoin.

Meanwhile, Tesla is now accepting the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin (DOGE) for some merchandise. Musk, additionally identified within the crypto neighborhood because the Dogefather, has been a longtime supporter of dogecoin. He lately tried to tempt McDonald’s to just accept DOGE by providing to eat a contented meal on tv if the fast-food chain accepts the meme coin. However, McDonald’s replied to Musk that it’s going to solely settle for DOGE if Tesla accepts “grimacecoin.”

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