Tesla sijoittaa 1,5 miljardia dollaria Bitcoiniin – aikoo pian hyväksyä sen maksuvälineenä

Tänään kryptovaluuttamarkkinat järisyttivät Tesla (TSLA ) -yhtiön uutinen, jonka mukaan se on sijoittanut huippudigitaalisessa omaisuudessa, Bitcoinissa, 1,5 miljardin Yhdysvaltain dollarin arvosta.

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

Sijoitettu

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).

“Vuonna 2021 tammikuussa päivitimme sijoituspolitiikkamme, jotta saamme enemmän joustavuutta edelleen hajauttaa ja maksimoida käteisen tuottoa, jota ei tarvita riittävän operatiivisen likviditeetin ylläpitämiseen. Politiikan osana, jonka hallituksen tarkastuskomitea on asianmukaisesti hyväksynyt, voimme sijoittaa osan tästä käteisestä tiettyihin vaihtoehtoisiin vararahastoihin, mukaan lukien digitaaliset omaisuudet, kultaharkot, kultaan perustuvat pörssinoteeratut rahastot ja muut tulevaisuudessa määritellyt omaisuudet. Tämän jälkeen sijoitimme yhteensä 1,50 miljardia dollaria bitcoiniin tämän politiikan mukaisesti ja voimme hankkia ja pitää digitaalisia omaisuuksia ajoittain tai pitkällä aikavälillä.”

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.

Maksu hyväksytty

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.

“Lisäksi odotamme alkavamme hyväksyä bitcoinin maksuvälineenä tuotteillemme lähitulevaisuudessa, sovellettavien lakien mukaisesti ja aluksi rajoitetusti, jonka voimme tarvittaessa likvidoida vastaanoton yhteydessä.”

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, ei 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, Doge has somehow managed to build a small following over the years as speculators utilize it as a medium for ‘pump and dumps’.
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.

Huomiota haetaan

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.