[국제]Tesla invests 1.7 trillion won in Bitcoin…Bitcoin record high

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Tesla, a U.S. electric vehicle company, bought a cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, worth KRW 1.7 trillion.

He announced that he would also accept it as a payment method for its electric vehicles in the future.

Bitcoin prices surged on this news, hitting all-time highs.

Reporter Kim Hyung-geun on the report.

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The bitcoin that Tesla recently bought is worth 1.5 billion dollars, worth 1.7 trillion won in our money.

That means 7.8% of the cash on hand was spent on Bitcoin investment.

Tesla said, “We bought Bitcoin to diversify and maximize cash profits.”

“We can continue to invest some of our existing assets in digital assets,” he added.

Tesla is also planning to make payments with Bitcoin when buying Tesla electric vehicles.

This makes it the first company in the world to recognize cryptocurrency as a payment method.

Tesla’s large-scale investment decision is also interpreted as trust that cryptocurrency can be used for legal transactions.

As a result, other companies are also analyzing Tesla’s actions.

U.S. Weather Bush Securities predicts that “it will have a significant ripple effect on companies around the world.”

In addition, he evaluated that “it could become a’game changer’ in that the utilization of bitcoin can increase in the future.”

Shortly after the news was announced, the price of bitcoin surged, breaking the record high.

This is YTN Kim Hyung-geun.