Tesla Starts Accepting Bitcoin Payments Again — Now via Lightning Network
In May 2025, Tesla announced it has resumed accepting Bitcoin payments, but this time exclusively through the Lightning Network, ensuring faster, cheaper, and environmentally friendly transactions.
🚗 Customers can now buy Tesla vehicles, Powerwalls, and Solar products using BTC with instant settlement, lower fees, and reduced carbon footprint thanks to Lightning’s Layer-2 scalability.
📢 Elon Musk tweeted:
“Fast, clean, unstoppable — Bitcoin via Lightning now live at Tesla. Future is decentralized.”
💡 Tesla previously suspended Bitcoin payments in 2021 over environmental concerns. This move signals renewed confidence in Bitcoin’s evolving green narrative and scalability.
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