> And when Tesla decided to allow purchases via BTC The main reason I don't buy things with cryptocurrency is that it would trigger a liquidation event and sho

> And when Tesla decided to allow purchases via BTC The main reason I don't buy things with cryptocurrency is that it would trigger a liquidation event and short term capital gains taxing. Due to that, for US residents and citizens, it's not functional as a currency in its current form. I'm vehemently against taxing of cryptocurrency or treating it as a security by the IRS, but that's the way it is now.