Buy a car with bitcoin? Some car dealers were years ahead of Elon Musk

SAN FRANCISCO: Georgia car dealer Christopher Basha was way ahead of Elon Musk in embracing bitcoin as a currency for selling vehicles.

Basha said he learned about cryptocurrency from a roommate who mined bitcoin. “Someone bought a pizza with bitcoin,” he said. “Buying a car with bitcoin didn’t seem that crazy.”

He began accepting bitcoin payments in 2015, but no customers were interested. “I almost forgot about it,” he said.