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Elon Musk Says Tesla Will No Longer Accept Bitcoin Due to Environmental Concerns Musk made a statement via Twitter about how his company was "concerned" about Bitcoin's environmental practices.

By Emily Rella •

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Bitcoin saw a massive drop in valuation on Wednesday after Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the electronic car company would no longer accept the cryptocurrency as payment.

Musk made a statement via Twitter about how his company was "concerned" about Bitcoin's environmental practices.

"We are concerned about rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions, especially coal, which has the worst emissions of any fuel," Musk said.

Bitcoin dropped 14 percent on Wednesday night before rising slightly early this morning; it's still down 11 percent.

Musk praised the concept of crypto and called it a "good idea" but warned that it "cannot come at great cost to the environment."

Tesla announced in February that it bought $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin and said the company planned to accept it for transactions. In March, the company began to accept the cryptocurrency as payment.
Emily Rella

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Emily Rella is a Senior News Writer at Entrepreneur.com. Previously, she was an editor at Verizon Media. Her coverage spans features, business, lifestyle, tech, entertainment, and lifestyle. She is a 2015 graduate of Boston College and a Ridgefield, CT native. Find her on Twitter at @EmilyKRella.

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