The cost of bitcoin soared to 44 thousand dollars apiece after the announcement of the company Tesla about investments in this cryptocurrency.
Tesla told the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that as part of its updated investment policy, the company invested one and a half million dollars in bitcoin. In addition, the company now intends to start using cryptocurrency to pay for its products in the near future.
After this message, the price of bitcoin at the auction rapidly went up. As of 16.48 Moscow time, its price increased by 13.65%, to $ 44,002.
This value became a record for the entire existence of this cryptocurrency.