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Finance

What Tesla’s Big Bitcoin Sale Means for Other Firms Putting Crypto on Their Balance Sheets

Corporations are likely to remain cautious on adding bitcoin to their treasuries, but not because of Tesla’s move.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images)

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European Central Bank Exits Negative Rates as Bitcoin Digests Tesla Sales

Quantum Economics Bitcoin Analyst Jason Deane discusses how bitcoin and the wider crypto markets are digesting the impact of Tesla’s bitcoin sales and Thursday’s decision by the European Central Bank to potentially hike interest rates at an accelerated pace. Plus, his take on Coinbase’s alleged insider trading case.

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Tesla Sold $936M Worth of Bitcoin in Q2, but Kept Dogecoin

Electric car maker Tesla sold $936 million worth of bitcoin, or 75% of its holdings, in the second quarter to maximize its cash position, CEO Elon Musk said. He added that “we were concerned about overall liquidity for the company, given COVID shutdowns in China. And we have not sold any of our dogecoin.”

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Markets

First Mover Americas: ECB (Finally) Exits Negative Rates as Bitcoin Digests Tesla Sales

The latest price moves in crypto markets in context for July 21, 2022.

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised borrowing costs for the first time in 11 years. (Ronald Wittek - Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

Tesla's Musk Remains Open to Buying More Bitcoin After Selling in Q2 to Raise Cash

The CEO said the EV company could add to its position again in the future but now he wants to boost its cash position.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Christian Marquardt - Pool/Getty Images)

Finance

Tesla Sold $936M Worth of Bitcoin in Second Quarter

The price of bitcoin fell about 1.7% following the news but regained its losses after CEO Elon Musk said Tesla was open to boosting its bitcoin exposure in the future.

A Tesla Model S car (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Finance

Tesla May Take $460M Impairment Charge on Its Bitcoin Holdings for Q2, Analyst Says

The cryptocurrency's price fell significantly during the quarter.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk (Hannibal Hanschke-Pool/Getty Images)

Videos

Twitter Lawyers Characterize Musk’s Deal Withdrawal as ‘Wrongful’

CoinDesk Global Policy & Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses the legal and regulatory implications of Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s termination of buying Twitter. Plus, an update on the Three Arrows Capital (3AC) crypto contagion.

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Videos

Elon Musk’s Meme Response to Failed Twitter Deal

Twitter shares are falling after Tesla CEO Elon Musk moves to scrap his planned $42 billion takeover of the social media platform. “The Hash” hosts discuss the latest developments as Musk responds online about a potential legal showdown with the company.

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Videos

Elon Musk Reiterates Dogecoin Support Despite Lawsuit

“The Hash” team discusses Elon Musk’s recent tweet about “supporting Dogecoin,” despite the Tesla CEO facing a $258 billion lawsuit over claims of an alleged pyramid scheme to back the cryptocurrency.

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