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Elon Musk isn’t the first to sell cars for bitcoin
Some car dealers say they beat Tesla to the trend, and bitcoin payments are a growing market
10 February 2021 - 16:56
San Francisco — Georgia car dealer Christopher Basha was way ahead of Elon Musk in embracing bitcoin as a currency for selling vehicles.
Basha said he learnt about cryptocurrency from a room mate who mined bitcoin. “Someone bought a pizza with bitcoin,” he said. “Buying a car with bitcoin didn’t seem that crazy.”..
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