Mary Barra named the condition under which the company will start accepting cryptocurrency for payment.
General Motors CEO Mary Barra admitted in an interview with CNBC that the company could start selling its cars for Bitcoin. This will only happen if the manufacturer sees such a need from customers, Barra said.
“Nothing prevents us from doing this. We will be guided by the wishes of our customers, ”added Barra.
Tesla began selling its electric cars for bitcoin at the end of March. Already in mid-May, the manufacturer abandoned this due to the non-ecological method of mining digital coins.
Tesla & Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/YSswJmVZhP
— Elon Musk, the 2nd (@elonmusk) May 12, 2021
In June, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that his company will return the ability to pay in bitcoin after most of the main cryptocurrency miners switch to renewable energy sources.
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Elon Musk is catching flak again, but what's it for this time? Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka lambasted him saying “What we have seen with Bitcoin is price manipulation by one very powerful and influential individual." https://t.co/W5WYgGnKPR
— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) June 13, 2021
On June 2, electric car maker Daymak announced the release of a new model Spiritus, which will be able to mine cryptocurrency while charging and parking. The electric car will mine digital coins “from Dogecoin to Bitcoin“, its production will begin in 2023.
Daymak Spiritus Will Be the World’s First Electric Car to Mine Cryptocurrency, From Dogecoin to Bitcoin, While It’s Parked https://t.co/s5CWccNGl9
— Daymak Inc (@Daymak) June 1, 2021