Tesla made $1B profit on its Bitcoin buy, says analyst
Tesla is about to make more money from its Bitcoin investments than profits from selling its electric vehicle cars in all of 2020, an analyst at Wedbush Securities said. American electric car giant Tesla has seen some massive gains from its Bitcoin (BTC) investment, reportedly having made up to $1 billion in profit, according to a new report.An analyst at Wedbush Securities, a private investment firm in the United States, has calculated that Tesla has made “roughly $1 billion” in the aftermath of its $1.5 billion Bitcoin investment. Daniel Ives estimated Tesla’s Bitcoin profits in an....
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