Tesla also made headlines last month when it revealed that as part of its treasury management policy, it invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin in January.
Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla, has announced that the company now accepts bitcoin as a form of payment.
“You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin,” Musk said in a tweet early Wednesday.
You can now buy a Tesla with Bitcoin
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 24, 2021
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His tweet came shortly after Twitter users began to note that Tesla’s U.S. stores now accept bitcoin as a payment option for all models of its electric cars.
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The Block verified Tesla’s official pages and was able to see bitcoin payment support, at least in its US store, but the option appears to have been withdrawn as of press time.
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The company’s support for bitcoin as a payment method is not surprising, given that it stated in its February filing that it intended to accept bitcoin.
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Tesla also made headlines last month when it revealed that as part of its treasury management policy, it invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin in January.
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