On February 8, the actions of the American electric car manufacturer Tesla provoked a jump in the cryptocurrency rate to a new historical record - more than $43,000 per unit (+ 11% compared to February 7).
The excitement was caused by Tesla's announcement of buying $1.5 billion worth of bitcoins, writes Daily FX. The chief executive of the automaker, Elon Musk, announced that from February 8, his company begins to invest in cryptocurrency on a long-term basis. The industrialist added that Tesla will soon also accept bitcoin as payment for its products.
Recall that bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency with completely secure and anonymous transactions.
Tesla provoked the growth of bitcoin to another record
