Lamborghini Newport Beach Sells Supercar in Bitcoin
Not terribly long ago, a car dealership out in Costa Mesa, California sold a Tesla vehicle for bitcoin. That dealership - Lamborghini Newport Beach - has announced that they've sold yet another vehicle for bitcoin. This time around it's the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Coupe. Sold for 216.8 BTC, the dealership says that much like last time, the bitcoins were immediately converted to dollars following the transaction. Transaction time? 72 hours. Let's put that into perspective. Someone who may have spent some time mining bitcoin with ordinary PC hardware in 2009 is now able to purchase a....
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Courtesy: Lamborghini Newport Beach. This could potentially be huge news for car (and bitcoin!) enthusiasts, particularly in the Costa Mesa, California area. Lamborghini Newport Beach has announced that they are now taking bitcoin payments for their stock of vehicles. The dealership touts that a recent client purchased a Tesla Model S electric vehicle using the cryptocurrency, certainly making this a landmark moment in the bitcoinosphere. The base configuration Model S retails for $62,400 - or about 54.26BTC at the present exchange rate. Telsa Model S bought with bitcoin. Courtesy:....
Not only can you buy an electric vehicle with bitcoin, but you can also charge one with the distributed virtual currency. Newport Beach Lamborghini has taken bitcoin as payment for a Tesla Model S sedan. It also plans to continue accepting it for payment for its stock of performance vehicles. And electric vehicle (EV) owners can now recharge their car's battery using a Miami station that will only take BTC. "We have a Tesla Model S and charging station purchased from bitcoin investments and only accept bitcoin," said Michael Sholl, a network security engineer by trade and the owner of the....
With recent news that a customer purchased a Tesla electric vehicle from Lamborghini Newport Beach, some have raised the question: why doesn't Tesla sell their vehicles to customers directly with bitcoin? It's an interesting question, so we set out to get in touch with the company regarding the matter. Unfortunately, we didn't receive much. They were quick to get back in touch, but the company says that: "Tesla does not have an official stance at this point", and "No comment from us." It's understandable. Very few companies in the automotive business are accepting anything but U. S.....
If buying a few drinks or gadgets with your bitcoin stash doesn't get your heart racing, a Los Angeles-based car dealer will be happy to exchange your coins for a motor - and not just any motor at that. Bitcoin classifieds site Eggify has struck a deal with McLaren and Lamborghini dealerships in California to offer a number of exotic vehicles for petrol heads through its platform. Of course, these aren't everyday cars so they're not exactly designed for shopping outings or family trips to the beach. Fast payments, fast cars. The first dealership, McLaren Newport Beach, claims to have the....
Jay is the Bitcoin OG who created a meme by buying a Lamborghini with the cryptocurrency. He went from a poverty-level existence to enjoying a well-off lifestyle in a gated community thanks to mining Bitcoin in the early days but not without having to worry for his familys safety.As BTC first broke the $1,000 milestone in December 2013, former Chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan suggested that Bitcoin could not actually be used to buy anything of value.Thats when Jay (not his real name), then in his early 30s, and with the help of his wife who is also a Bitcoiner, used almost....