Elon Musk denies his identity as Satoshi Nakamoto, but Bitcoin's surge to $12,000 has caused Tesla to suffer

The debate about the identity of Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is endless. Recently, a former SpaceX intern claimed that his former boss Elon Musk might be Satoshi Nakamoto. Soon this news attracted the attention of the spectators. Now, Musk quickly clarified that he is not the creator of Bitcoin.

Rumors spread

Since the invention of Bitcoin, people have been speculating about the identity of Satoshi Nakamoto. A blog post from former SpaceX intern Sahil Gupta has again sparked people's imagination. He said that Elon Musk might be Satoshi Nakamoto. He mentioned Elon Musk's background in economics and his experience in product innovation, and inferred that Elon Musk might have invented Bitcoin.

Elon Musk directly denied it, but said he once owned Bitcoin

Of course, such speculation soon attracted the attention of Elon Musk, who directly stated on Twitter that he was not Satoshi Nakamoto. But interestingly, the legendary figure added that someone sent him some Bitcoin a few years ago, but now he can't find it.

“Not really. A friend gave me some Bitcoin a few years ago, but I don’t know where it is anymore.”

Musk has previously expressed his views on Bitcoin. He once said in an interview with the media:

“I think Bitcoin will be used mainly for illegal transactions, which is not necessarily completely bad, maybe some things should not be illegal…”

Bitcoin breaks through $12,000 for the first time, but Tesla runs into trouble

Bitcoin, which has been constantly exposed by the media, broke through $12,000 for the first time on the Korean exchange, setting a new record high. However, Elon Musk's Tesla encountered considerable trouble.

According to media reports, some Tesla owners have thought of taking advantage of the free charging at Tesla Supercharger stations to provide free electricity for mining cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.

The EcoMotoring News article mentioned that as mining profits decline, some miners are trying to reduce the cost of "mining machines".

“To increase their already slim profits, miners see any source of electricity that they don’t have to pay for at regular rates, or at all, as an opportunity. Tesla and other electric vehicles have free access to electricity at multiple charging stations, so it was only a matter of time before someone decided to plug in a mining rig.”

One Tesla owner posted the following photos of his modified interior configuration. Other owners estimated that his setup could generate a maximum of 3 kilowatts of power and he might need to turn on the air conditioning to cool the car.

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