1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodoaustralia/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WiJ7vOGwrZ"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/05/teslas-bitcoin-about-face-is-a-warning-for-cryptocurrencies-that-ignore-climate-change/">Tesla’s Bitcoin About-Face Is A Warning For Cryptocurrencies That Ignore Climate Change</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/05/teslas-bitcoin-about-face-is-a-warning-for-cryptocurrencies-that-ignore-climate-change/embed/#?secret=WiJ7vOGwrZ" width="600" height="338" title="“Tesla’s Bitcoin About-Face Is A Warning For Cryptocurrencies That Ignore Climate Change” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="WiJ7vOGwrZ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/18/file-20210517-23-1omi4iq.jpeg?quality=75754501Over the weekend, Tesla chief executive Elon Musk suggested his company could sell off its Bitcoin holdings, sending the cryptocurrency plummeting. It followed Musk’s announcement earlier this month that his company would no longer accept Bitcoin in payment for its electric cars, due to the fossil fuels needed to create the digital currency. Bitcoin is […]