Elon Musk admitted that he would not refuse to receive payment in bitcoins

The founder of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, would not refuse to receive payment in bitcoins. The entrepreneur said this on Twitter.

Musk responded to the message of the writer Ben Mezrich, who is known for such books as "Billionaires Willy-nilly" and "Bitcoin billionaires". The latter is dedicated to the history of the founding brothers of the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss.

"I will tell you one thing: I will never again refuse to be paid in bitcoin," Mezrich said.

"Me too," Musk wrote in the comments.

This week, Musk was named the richest man on the planet. His fortune was estimated at $185 billion after another jump in the value of Tesla shares. Musk owns 20% of the securities of the company he founded, whose capitalization exceeds $800 billion. At the beginning of 2020, his fortune was estimated at $27 billion, which barely allowed him to enter the top 50 richest people.

Recently, Musk has been making controversial comments about the first cryptocurrency. So, at the end of December, he said that " bitcoin is almost as much nonsense as fiat money." At the same time, it remains true to its favorite cryptocurrency. "One word: Doge," he wrote at the time.

Users note that, contrary to Musk's own words, Tesla still does not accept payment in bitcoin. Some dealers, such as Lamborghini Newport Beach, are already adapting to the current bull market and are announcing the acceptance of cryptocurrencies.

"Yesterday we bought a Tesla Model X, we couldn't pay with bitcoin," analyst Scott Melker complained. – In truth, the tax consequences of buying a car for bitcoin in the United States are a prohibitive factor. In addition to paying for the car, you will have to pay another 37% tax for the" sale " of coins."

"Twitter will be awesome when Elon/Tesla reveal their bitcoin assets," added Grayscale Investments founder Barry Silbert.

In May, Musk reported that his cryptocurrency assets are 0.25 BTC.