Citing an unnamed source, City.am said on Monday that the project was “pretty much ready to roll” and its creation had come from the top – from former chief executive Jeff Bezos himself.  It was added that the tech giant was also investigating the potential of developing its own token.  At the time of writing, 1 BTC is worth $37,259. In May, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company would stop accepting BTC due to its high energy requirements, causing the price of the coin to crash. However, the executive has recently reversed this position, saying Tesla would “most likely” begin accepting BTC again after performing due diligence on electricity use and how much renewable energy is used in trades. 

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