Tesla investiert 1,5 Milliarden US‑Dollar in Bitcoin – wird bald als Zahlungsmittel akzeptiert

Heute wurden die Kryptomärkte von der Nachricht erschüttert, dass Tesla (TSLA ) in das führende digitale Asset Bitcoin in Höhe von 1,5 Milliarden US‑Dollar investiert hat.

Digital asset markets saw an immediate effect, with Bitcoin moving swiftly upwards, breaking through its previous all-time-high of $43,000.

Investiert

News of this $1.5 billion investment by Tesla broke through a recent annual report filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

„Im Januar 2021 haben wir unsere Investitionsrichtlinie aktualisiert, um uns mehr Flexibilität zu geben, unser Cash, das nicht zur Aufrechterhaltung einer angemessenen Betriebsliquidität erforderlich ist, weiter zu diversifizieren und die Rendite zu maximieren. Im Rahmen der Richtlinie, die vom Prüfungsausschuss unseres Vorstands ordnungsgemäß genehmigt wurde, können wir einen Teil dieses Cashs in bestimmte alternative Reservevermögen investieren, darunter digitale Vermögenswerte, Goldbarren, börsengehandelte Goldfonds und andere künftig festgelegte Vermögenswerte. Anschließend haben wir im Rahmen dieser Richtlinie insgesamt 1,50 Milliarden US‑Dollar in Bitcoin investiert und können von Zeit zu Zeit oder langfristig digitale Vermögenswerte erwerben und halten.“

Although Tesla may be the largest, and best known name to have invested in Bitcoin to date, it is by no means alone in this decision.  We have covered multiple developments over the past few months, as companies from a variety of sectors took similar actions.  Highlighting these would be MicroStrategy, and its repeated forays in to the sector.

Zahlung akzeptiert

While news of Tesla investing in Bitcoin is overwhelmingly positive, the good vibes do not end there. In addition to its $1.5 billion investment, Tesla has stated that it will soon begin accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment.

„Darüber hinaus erwarten wir, in naher Zukunft Bitcoin als Zahlungsmittel für unsere Produkte zu akzeptieren, vorbehaltlich geltender Gesetze und zunächst in begrenztem Umfang, wobei wir die erhaltenen Zahlungen nach eigenem Ermessen liquidieren können oder nicht.“

Despite functioning as a store of value, and changing the worlds approach to remittance, etc., one of the prevailing ‘knocks’ against Bitcoin is its lack of acceptance by merchants as a form of payment.  This endorsement by Tesla is a good step towards changing this aging narrative.

Bitcoin, nicht Doge.

Elon Musk is a visionary, responsible for some of humankind’s greatest feats in recent years.  We have seen his companies’ change the way we understand and approach travel in both a terrestrial and extraterrestrial sense.  As a result, Elon Musk has developed a worldwide following of adoring fans.  What this means is that when Elon Musk and his companies, such as SpaceX (SPCX )  and Tesla, make a move, everyone watches closely.

Over the past few years, there have been various occasions in which Elon Musk has discussed digital assets. One in particular which has been mentioned on multiple occasions is Dogecoin. This proof‑of‑work asset was developed as a joke and is a fork of a fork. Despite its peculiar beginnings Dog e has somehow … etc

With digital assets generating a huge amount of interest in recent months, there are scores of new industry participants still learning the ropes.  For those finding themselves in this position, an understanding must be made, allowing the differentiation between the aforementioned assets.

It is important to note that when push came to shove, Tesla did not invest in Dogecoin – it invested in Bitcoin.

Aufmerksamkeit erregen

Moving forward, it should be interesting to see if past tweets by the influential Elon Musk, will garner the attention of the SEC.

In the past, Elon Musk was forced to pay a $20 million fine, when he tweeted about taking Tesla private and share prices.

This situation is not as clear cut, however, as Elon Musk has no affiliation with Bitcoin, and the SEC itself has designated the digital asset as NOT being a security.  Now that Tesla holds a sizable amount in Bitcoin, more attention will no doubt be paid to such tweets, as they have the potential to swing markets and now have a direct impact on Tesla itself.