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Bitcoin bulls on social media reject Musk’s reasoning for halting crypto-based car sales
Staunch supporters of bitcoin on Wednesday night were questioning Elon Musk’s crypto bona fides after the CEO of Tesla Inc. said that the company would halt its experiment of selling its electric vehicles using bitcoin due to “rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels” mining the digital asset. Musk’s announcement rippled through the crypto markets, sending …
Bitcoin blows past $45,000 to fresh highs above $47,000, driven by Tesla’s investment
The price of bitcoin surged above $47,000 on Tuesday, building on gains following news that electric-car maker Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency and may accept it as future payment for products. After reaching a record of near $44,000 on Monday, bitcoin prices BTCUSD, +2.98% hit $45,000, $46.000 and $47,000 later that evening, …
When the bull market breaks, it’s ‘likely to break hard,’ warns longtime bear who suggests investors are putting too much faith in the vaccine
“ ‘I’m a believer in the Austrian School of Economics that says that the magnitude of the decline is proportional to the excesses created during the prior boom. I was early in 1998, 1999 and in 2006 to 2007… When it breaks, it’s likely to break hard’ ” That’s David Tice, the former manager of …
