Elon Musk, chief executive of Tesla, a global electric vehicle company, set out to clarify the growing controversy surrounding his tweets regarding Bitcoin.
Musk said on his Twitter account on the night of the 16th local time in the United States that "Tesla didn't sell any bitcoins."
Earlier, Musk commented on a post on Twitter that a netizen posted'it is possible to dispose of the bitcoin Tesla owns', saying that it may have already sold the bitcoin Tesla held Speculation has been raised, and bitcoin prices have also seen a sharp decline.
Musk announced on the 12th that Tesla's plan to stop Bitcoin payments, but said it would not sell the bitcoins that Tesla owns.
According to Elon Musk's belated clarification tweet, the bitcoin price was 8.99% lower than the day before, and foreign media reported that it was in the shape of a shock.
Regarding the controversy over Musk's tweet, some point out that it is inappropriate to continue to influence the market by posting ambiguous comments by the CEO of a global conglomerate.
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