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Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa031)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56508568\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56508568\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-56508568","crawl_time":1774108654,"first_indexed_time":1616589786,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/technology-56508568 s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Tesla cars can be bought in Bitcoin","meta_descriptions":["Elon Musk announced his company would accept the virtual currency as payment for a new car."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"24 March 2021\nReuters\nTesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said.\nMr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet.\nBut Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up and down - meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day.\nTesla has invested heavily in the digital currency, buying $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of Bitcoin.\nBitcoin explained: How do cryptocurrencies work?\nWednesday's announcement also led to a modest bump to the price of Bitcoin.\nMr Musk tweeted Tesla would be running its own internal software to handle Bitcoin payments, which \"operates Bitcoin nodes directly\".\nNodes, in this sense, are the computers that process Bitcoin transactions.\nAnd in an apparent bid to assuage fears of Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to see the ecosystem thrive, Mr Musk said: \"Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin, not converted to fiat [government-controlled] currency\"\nAllow X content?\nThis article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read \n and \n before accepting. To view this content choose \n‘accept and continue’\n.\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. X content may contain adverts.\nIn the US, orders for new Tesla cars can now be secured with the equivalent of a $100 deposit in Bitcoin.\nThe facility would be rolled out to other countries in the coming months, Mr Musk said.\nBitcoin's volatile price makes its use to buy real-world goods somewhat complicated.\nFor example,\nTesla's terms and conditions\nsay if a refund is needed, it can pay in either the exact amount of Bitcoin paid or in US dollars based on the dollar price of the car - whichever it wants.\nSo if the price of Bitcoin shoots up before a refund is issued, the customer could lose out.\nPaying attention\nThe announcement comes the same day US magazine Consumer Reports warned Tesla cars were recording and transmitting video footage, to help develop its self-driving technology, in a way that raised privacy concerns.\nOther carmakers did not record or send the video they captured, it said - instead using the technology to warn a driver if they were not paying enough attention.\n\"If Tesla has the ability to determine if the driver isn't paying attention, it needs to warn the driver in the moment, like other automakers already do,\"\nit said.\nJohn Davisson, from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told Consumer Reports: \"In Tesla's approach, there's always the possibility that insurance companies, police, regulators, and other parties in accidents will be able to obtain that data.\"\nCatching fire\nAnd on Tuesday, CNBC reported a US federal agency was investigating complaints over Tesla solar panels catching fire.\nA whistleblower who worked for Tesla had filed formal complaints with government officials over \"unacceptable risks\" in the installation of the solar panels, the report said.\nAmong the known fires are seven on the roofs of Walmart shops in the US, with the supermarket giant alleging negligence in the installation.","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-56508568#main-content)\n\n[Register](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?action=register&userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftechnology-56508568)\n\n[Sign In](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?userOrigin=BBCS_BBC&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Ftechnology-56508568)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/technology)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Arts](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arts)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/home)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/us-canada)\n  - [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n    - [UK Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n    - [England](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/england)\n    - [N. 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[Live Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live\/sport)\n\n[Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n\nNews\n\n[Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n\nBusiness\n\nTechnology\n\n[Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n\nCulture\n\nArts\n\nTravel\n\nEarth\n\nAudio\n\nVideo\n\nLive\n\n[Weather](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/weather)\n\n[Newsletters](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/newsletters)\n\n# Tesla cars can be bought in Bitcoin\n24 March 2021\n\nShare\n\nSave\n\nShare\n\nSave\n\n![Reuters Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are seen in front of Tesla logo in this illustration](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/17D20\/production\/_117686579_hi065872749.jpg.webp)Reuters\n\n**Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said.**\n\nMr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet.\n\nBut Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up and down - meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day.\n\nTesla has invested heavily in the digital currency, buying \\$1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of Bitcoin.\n\nAnd that apparent vote in confidence saw Bitcoin's value [shoot to a record high.](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-55939972)\n\nBitcoin explained: How do cryptocurrencies work?\n\nWednesday's announcement also led to a modest bump to the price of Bitcoin.\n\nMr Musk tweeted Tesla would be running its own internal software to handle Bitcoin payments, which \"operates Bitcoin nodes directly\".\n\nNodes, in this sense, are the computers that process Bitcoin transactions.\n\nAnd in an apparent bid to assuage fears of Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to see the ecosystem thrive, Mr Musk said: \"Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin, not converted to fiat \\[government-controlled\\] currency\"\n\n#### Allow X content?\nThis article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read\n\n[X’s cookie policy](https:\/\/help.twitter.com\/en\/rules-and-policies\/twitter-cookies)\n\nand\n\n[privacy policy](https:\/\/twitter.com\/en\/privacy)\n\nbefore accepting. To view this content choose **‘accept and continue’**.\n\nAccept and continue\n\nThe BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. X content may contain adverts.\n\nIn the US, orders for new Tesla cars can now be secured with the equivalent of a \\$100 deposit in Bitcoin.\n\nThe facility would be rolled out to other countries in the coming months, Mr Musk said.\n\nBitcoin's volatile price makes its use to buy real-world goods somewhat complicated.\n\nFor example, [Tesla's terms and conditions](https:\/\/www.tesla.com\/assets\/pdf\/btc_terms_and_conditions_en_US.pdf) say if a refund is needed, it can pay in either the exact amount of Bitcoin paid or in US dollars based on the dollar price of the car - whichever it wants.\n\nSo if the price of Bitcoin shoots up before a refund is issued, the customer could lose out.\n\n## Paying attention\nThe announcement comes the same day US magazine Consumer Reports warned Tesla cars were recording and transmitting video footage, to help develop its self-driving technology, in a way that raised privacy concerns.\n\nOther carmakers did not record or send the video they captured, it said - instead using the technology to warn a driver if they were not paying enough attention.\n\n\"If Tesla has the ability to determine if the driver isn't paying attention, it needs to warn the driver in the moment, like other automakers already do,\" [it said.](https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/privacy\/teslas-in-car-cameras-raise-privacy-concerns\/)\n\nJohn Davisson, from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told Consumer Reports: \"In Tesla's approach, there's always the possibility that insurance companies, police, regulators, and other parties in accidents will be able to obtain that data.\"\n\n## Catching fire\nLast week, Mr Musk denied reports his cars' sensors and cameras [could be used for spying on the Chinese military](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-us-canada-56471681), saying Tesla would be \"shut down\" if that were the case.\n\nAnd on Tuesday, CNBC reported a US federal agency was investigating complaints over Tesla solar panels catching fire.\n\nA whistleblower who worked for Tesla had filed formal complaints with government officials over \"unacceptable risks\" in the installation of the solar panels, the report said.\n\nAmong the known fires are seven on the roofs of Walmart shops in the US, with the supermarket giant alleging negligence in the installation.\n\nThe [two companies reached a settlement over the issue](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-49421725) in late 2019.\n\n[Musk loses world's richest title as Tesla falters](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-56174404)\n\n[Bitcoin jumps as Tesla buys \\$1.5bn of currency](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-55939972)\n\n[Bitcoin keeps hitting new highs after Tesla backing](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business-56150425)\n\n[Elon 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24 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c9wny27y2ylo)\n\n[7 Feb 2026 ![A pile of ridged gold coins, with one at the centre with a large \"B\" embossed in the middle, representing bitcoin ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/9d0b\/live\/4e5baa40-0424-11f1-9972-d3f265c101c6.jpg.webp) S Korean crypto firm accidentally pays out \\$40bn in bitcoin The company quickly realised its mistake and managed to recover virtually all the missing tokens from customers. 7 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cz6y62nzjxxo)\n\n[6 Feb 2026 ![US flag displayed on a laptop screen and representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency on 6 November, 2024.](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e595\/live\/265e49c0-9fc2-11ef-b191-89cf3826c79b.jpg.webp) Bitcoin falls to lowest level since Trump took office The price of the digital currency has dropped significantly despite President Donald Trump’s public support. 6 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy09x24q0pro)\n\n[5 Feb 2026 ![Gold coins shown falling into someone's outstretched hand. ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/0a84\/live\/96e73740-609e-11f0-ba44-5934558aeaa1.jpg.webp) From Bitcoin to blockchain: Key cryptocurrency terms and what they mean As Bitcoin's price wipes gains seen since President Trump's election in 2024, here's a guide to some of the crypto market's trickiest terms. 5 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cy5w2k5k5ylo)\n\n[3 Feb 2026 ![A man opens the door for a Zeekr X7 electric vehicle at a showroom in Beijing on 3 February, 2026](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/49e5\/live\/b9e22840-00d0-11f1-a266-e3d9153f08c1.jpg.webp) China bans hidden car door handles over safety concerns It makes China the first country to stop the use of designs first made popular by Elon Musk's Tesla. 3 Feb 2026](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp37g5nxe3lo)\n***\n- 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Boilerpipe Text	24 March 2021 Reuters Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said. Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet. But Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up and down - meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day. Tesla has invested heavily in the digital currency, buying $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of Bitcoin. Bitcoin explained: How do cryptocurrencies work? Wednesday's announcement also led to a modest bump to the price of Bitcoin. Mr Musk tweeted Tesla would be running its own internal software to handle Bitcoin payments, which "operates Bitcoin nodes directly". Nodes, in this sense, are the computers that process Bitcoin transactions. And in an apparent bid to assuage fears of Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to see the ecosystem thrive, Mr Musk said: "Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin, not converted to fiat [government-controlled] currency" Allow X content? This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read and before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’ . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. X content may contain adverts. In the US, orders for new Tesla cars can now be secured with the equivalent of a $100 deposit in Bitcoin. The facility would be rolled out to other countries in the coming months, Mr Musk said. Bitcoin's volatile price makes its use to buy real-world goods somewhat complicated. For example, Tesla's terms and conditions say if a refund is needed, it can pay in either the exact amount of Bitcoin paid or in US dollars based on the dollar price of the car - whichever it wants. So if the price of Bitcoin shoots up before a refund is issued, the customer could lose out. Paying attention The announcement comes the same day US magazine Consumer Reports warned Tesla cars were recording and transmitting video footage, to help develop its self-driving technology, in a way that raised privacy concerns. Other carmakers did not record or send the video they captured, it said - instead using the technology to warn a driver if they were not paying enough attention. "If Tesla has the ability to determine if the driver isn't paying attention, it needs to warn the driver in the moment, like other automakers already do," it said. John Davisson, from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told Consumer Reports: "In Tesla's approach, there's always the possibility that insurance companies, police, regulators, and other parties in accidents will be able to obtain that data." Catching fire And on Tuesday, CNBC reported a US federal agency was investigating complaints over Tesla solar panels catching fire. A whistleblower who worked for Tesla had filed formal complaints with government officials over "unacceptable risks" in the installation of the solar panels, the report said. Among the known fires are seven on the roofs of Walmart shops in the US, with the supermarket giant alleging negligence in the installation.
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Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet. But Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up and down - meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day. Tesla has invested heavily in the digital currency, buying \$1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of Bitcoin. And that apparent vote in confidence saw Bitcoin's value [shoot to a record high.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-55939972) Bitcoin explained: How do cryptocurrencies work? Wednesday's announcement also led to a modest bump to the price of Bitcoin. Mr Musk tweeted Tesla would be running its own internal software to handle Bitcoin payments, which "operates Bitcoin nodes directly". Nodes, in this sense, are the computers that process Bitcoin transactions. And in an apparent bid to assuage fears of Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to see the ecosystem thrive, Mr Musk said: "Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin, not converted to fiat \[government-controlled\] currency" #### Allow X content? This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read [X’s cookie policy](https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies) and [privacy policy](https://twitter.com/en/privacy) before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. Accept and continue The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. X content may contain adverts. In the US, orders for new Tesla cars can now be secured with the equivalent of a \$100 deposit in Bitcoin. The facility would be rolled out to other countries in the coming months, Mr Musk said. Bitcoin's volatile price makes its use to buy real-world goods somewhat complicated. For example, [Tesla's terms and conditions](https://www.tesla.com/assets/pdf/btc_terms_and_conditions_en_US.pdf) say if a refund is needed, it can pay in either the exact amount of Bitcoin paid or in US dollars based on the dollar price of the car - whichever it wants. So if the price of Bitcoin shoots up before a refund is issued, the customer could lose out. ## Paying attention The announcement comes the same day US magazine Consumer Reports warned Tesla cars were recording and transmitting video footage, to help develop its self-driving technology, in a way that raised privacy concerns. Other carmakers did not record or send the video they captured, it said - instead using the technology to warn a driver if they were not paying enough attention. 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Readable Markdown	24 March 2021 ![Reuters Representations of virtual currency Bitcoin are seen in front of Tesla logo in this illustration](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/17D20/production/_117686579_hi065872749.jpg.webp)Reuters Tesla customers can now buy their car with Bitcoin, company chief Elon Musk has said. Mr Musk, a well known Bitcoin enthusiast, made the unexpected announcement in a tweet. But Bitcoin's value rapidly moves up and down - meaning the cryptocurrency price of the car could change day to day. Tesla has invested heavily in the digital currency, buying \$1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of Bitcoin. Bitcoin explained: How do cryptocurrencies work? Wednesday's announcement also led to a modest bump to the price of Bitcoin. Mr Musk tweeted Tesla would be running its own internal software to handle Bitcoin payments, which "operates Bitcoin nodes directly". Nodes, in this sense, are the computers that process Bitcoin transactions. And in an apparent bid to assuage fears of Bitcoin enthusiasts who want to see the ecosystem thrive, Mr Musk said: "Bitcoin paid to Tesla will be retained as Bitcoin, not converted to fiat \[government-controlled\] currency" #### Allow X content? This article contains content provided by X. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read and before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. X content may contain adverts. In the US, orders for new Tesla cars can now be secured with the equivalent of a \$100 deposit in Bitcoin. The facility would be rolled out to other countries in the coming months, Mr Musk said. Bitcoin's volatile price makes its use to buy real-world goods somewhat complicated. For example, [Tesla's terms and conditions](https://www.tesla.com/assets/pdf/btc_terms_and_conditions_en_US.pdf) say if a refund is needed, it can pay in either the exact amount of Bitcoin paid or in US dollars based on the dollar price of the car - whichever it wants. So if the price of Bitcoin shoots up before a refund is issued, the customer could lose out. Paying attention The announcement comes the same day US magazine Consumer Reports warned Tesla cars were recording and transmitting video footage, to help develop its self-driving technology, in a way that raised privacy concerns. Other carmakers did not record or send the video they captured, it said - instead using the technology to warn a driver if they were not paying enough attention. "If Tesla has the ability to determine if the driver isn't paying attention, it needs to warn the driver in the moment, like other automakers already do," [it said.](https://www.consumerreports.org/privacy/teslas-in-car-cameras-raise-privacy-concerns/) John Davisson, from the Electronic Privacy Information Center, told Consumer Reports: "In Tesla's approach, there's always the possibility that insurance companies, police, regulators, and other parties in accidents will be able to obtain that data." Catching fire And on Tuesday, CNBC reported a US federal agency was investigating complaints over Tesla solar panels catching fire. A whistleblower who worked for Tesla had filed formal complaints with government officials over "unacceptable risks" in the installation of the solar panels, the report said. Among the known fires are seven on the roofs of Walmart shops in the US, with the supermarket giant alleging negligence in the installation.
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