This amid growing concerns that mining of the popular cryptocurrency may have detrimental effects on the environment.

The stock fell by thousands of dollars just minutes after Musk posted his tweet.

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Elon Musk Says Tesla Is Suspending Bitcoin Payments, Investors React

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