Et tu, Elon? What’s Really Behind Tesla’s Bitcoin Betrayal

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Crypto Twitter exploded last night when Elon Musk announced Tesla was backtracking and would no longer be accepting bitcoin as payment for cars. The debate came fast and furious about whether this was genuine environmental concern and, if so, how Elon was just discovering it now. On this episode, NLW looks at other interpretations, including:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Elon playing 4D chess with the price</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The simple vagaries of an eccentric billionaire </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Pressure to remain in ESG portfolios </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Shifting government narratives  </span></li> </ul> <div data-pm-slice="0 0 []" data-en-clipboard="true"> </div> <div>--</div> <div>Earn up to 12% APY on Bitcoin, Ethereum, USD, EUR, GBP, Stablecoins & more. Get started at nexo.io</div> <div>--</div> <div>Enjoying this content?</div> <div> </div> <div>SUBSCRIBE to the Podcast</div> <div>Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1438693620?at=1000lSDb</div> <div>Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/538vuul1PuorUDwgkC8JWF?si=ddSvD-HST2e_E7wgxcjtfQ</div> <div>Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9ubHdjcnlwdG8ubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M=</div> <div> </div> <div>Follow on Twitter:</div> <div>NLW: https://twitter.com/nlw</div> <div>Breakdown: <a href="https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW" rev= "en_rl_none">https://twitter.com/BreakdownNLW</a></div> <div> </div> <div>The Breakdown is produced and distributed by CoinDesk.com</div>