Tesla says bitcoin investment worth $2.48 billion

[April 28, 2021]   (Reuters) -Tesla Inc said on Wednesday that the fair market value of bitcoin the electric carmaker held as of March 31 was $2.48 billion, suggesting it could stand to make around $1 billion dollars out of the investment were it to cash in the digital currency.

A Tesla supercharger is shown at a charging station in Santa Clarita, California, U.S. October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The world's most valuable automaker, which said it had bought or received $1.5 billion in bitcoin by the end of the first quarter, reiterated in its regular report it had trimmed its position by 10% during the quarter.

Tesla said proceeds from sales of digital assets amounted to $272 million with a $101 million "positive impact".

The company added that it recorded $27 million of impairment losses on its bitcoin investment in the three months ended March.(https://bit.ly/2PtMZ5A)

(Reporting by Subrat Patnaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)

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