Tech Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin: as Elon Musk jumps on board with cryptocurrency February 8, 2021February 8, 2021 Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY Comments Off on Tesla buys $1.5 billion in bitcoin: as Elon Musk jumps on board with cryptocurrency Tesla invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin as CEO Elon Musk diversifies the company's investments into cryptocurrency.