Bitcoin Tanks After Elon Musk Says Tesla Stops Accepting It Due To Carbon Energy Use

Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Los Angeles. zz/Wil R/STAR MAX/IPx Elon Musk, who has become a volatile force in the cryptocurrency universe, said Tesla is no longer accepting Bitcoin as payment for purchases of its electric vehicles owing to the excessive amount of carbon-based energy it uses. Bitcoin plunged following his comments. “We are concerned…