Tesla holds $2.48 billion of Bitcoin
Automaker’s initial investment in Bitcoin has already earned it $1bn
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US automakerTeslapurchased $1.5bn worth ofBitcoinat the beginning of this year and the company’s investment already looks to be paying off as it now holds $2.48bn of the cryptocurrency.
In a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) back in January of this year, the automaker revealed that it had updated its investment policy to provide the company “with more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns” on its cash.
Tesla also announced that it will soon beginaccepting payments in Bitcoinfor its vehicles which helped boost the price of the cryptocurrency even higher.
While the company has not yet begun accepting Bitcoin for payments, in asupport pageon its site, Tesla is quite clear about the fact that for now, othercryptocurrencieswon’t be supported, saying:
“For now, Tesla only accepts Bitcoin — not Bitcoin fork products (like Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV) or any other types of digital assets. (Our wallet will not receive or even detect any other digital assets.) Please make sure you only send us Bitcoin because any other digital asset sent might end up lost or destroyed (and we’re not responsible if that happens).”
Growing investment
In anew filingwith the SEC regarding its first quarter performance, Tesla revealed that the fair market value of the Bitcoin in itswalletas of March 31 was $2.48bn.
If the company were to sell the Bitcoin gained since its initial investment in January, it could be poised to make around $1bn dollars. While Tesla doesn’t plan on selling the majority of its gains anytime soon, it did sell off 10 percent of its Bitcoin holdings during Q1.
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According to Tesla, proceeds from sales of its Bitcoin holdings amounted to $272m with a $101m “positive impact”. However, the company also said that it recorded $27m of impairment losses on its bitcoin investment during the first quarter of this year.
Tesla purchasing such a large amount of Bitcoin has been a big deal for the cryptocurrency as it has helpeddrive up its pricewhile also instilling confidence in it. In fact other companies have since followed suit such asSquarewhich bought a much smaller $170m worth of Bitcoin at the end of February.
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After working with the TechRadar Pro team for the last several years, Anthony is now the security and networking editor at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches and ransomware gangs to the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. When not writing, you can find him tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home.
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