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    US SEC may question Elon Musk over Tesla's bitcoin purchase: Report

    On February 8, Tesla said in a filing it had purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin and might start accepting it as a form of payment in the "near future".

    Moneycontrol News
    February 14, 2021 / 01:23 PM IST
    Elon Musk. (File Image)

    Elon Musk. (File Image)

    Tesla founder Elon Musk might be questioned by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after the automaker said it had bought $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin, some experts have warned.

    The Tesla Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the world's richest person, could be questioned if Tesla already owned bitcoin, since the cryptocurrency's price had risen after he included "#Bitcoin" in his Twitter bio, The Telegraph said. Musk has since deleted the hashtag from his Twitter bio.

    Also read: A Tesla for a bitcoin: Musk drives up cryptocurrency price with $1.5 billion purchase

    "It would not be surprising—given the focus on the chief executive's tweets, bitcoin pricing and recent dramatic market moves—for the SEC to ask questions about the facts and circumstances here," Doug Davison, a partner at Linklaters and a former branch chief of the SEC's division of enforcement told The Telegraph.