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Tesla will accept bitcoin once miners clean up their act: Musk

The cryptocurrency rose 5 per cent after Elon Musk's tweet.

Tesla boss Elon Musk. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
Tesla boss Elon Musk. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Sunday that his company will resume allowing bitcoin transactions when miners who verify transactions use more renewable energy.

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