Elon Musk doubles down on ending subsidies as competitors now reap more benefits – CNN

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CNN’s Jon Sarlin explores the contradictions of crypto’s decentralized networks alongside the very central influence of one man.”},{“title”:”Elon Musk tweet sends bitcoin on a wild ride”,”duration”:”02:32″,”sourceName”:”CNNBusiness”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/05/17/bitcoin-elon-musk-tesla-cryptocurrency.cnnbusiness/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/05/17/bitcoin-elon-musk-tesla-cryptocurrency.cnnbusiness”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210307102313-elon-musk-file-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/05/17/bitcoin-elon-musk-tesla-cryptocurrency.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his company has not sold any bitcoin after earlier appearing to suggest the opposite. CNN’s Paul R. La Monica reports.”,”descriptionText”:”Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that his company has not sold any bitcoin after earlier appearing to suggest the opposite. CNN’s Paul R. La Monica reports.”},{“title”:”Cryptocurrencies plunge after Elon Musk’s bitcoin u-turn”,”duration”:”03:35″,”sourceName”:”CNNBusiness”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/05/13/bitcoin-elon-musk-cryptocurrency.cnnbusiness/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/05/13/bitcoin-elon-musk-cryptocurrency.cnnbusiness”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210430164022-01-cryptocurrency-bitcoin-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/05/13/bitcoin-elon-musk-cryptocurrency.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”The price of bitcoin has nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company was suspending plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for electric vehicles. CNN’s Christine Romans reports.”,”descriptionText”:”The price of bitcoin has nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company was suspending plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for electric vehicles. 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From CNN’s archives, watch it all unfold.”,”descriptionText”:”Decades before becoming the u003ca href=”https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/investing/elon-musk-jeff-bezos-richest-person/index.html” target=”_blank”>world’s richest personu003c/a>, a young Elon Musk showed off his newfound Silicon Valley riches when he received a brand new McLaren F1 supercar. From CNN’s archives, watch it all unfold.”},{“title”:”Elon Musk’s company says this monkey is playing Pong with his mind”,”duration”:”01:41″,”sourceName”:”CNN”,”sourceLink”:””,”videoCMSUrl”:”/video/data/3.0/video/business/2021/04/09/elon-musk-neuralink-monkey-lon-orig.cnn/index.xml”,”videoId”:”business/2021/04/09/elon-musk-neuralink-monkey-lon-orig.cnn”,”videoImage”:”//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/210409111838-neuralink-monkey-pong-grab-large-169.jpg”,”videoUrl”:”/videos/business/2021/04/09/elon-musk-neuralink-monkey-lon-orig.cnn/video/playlists/business-elon-musk/”,”description”:”Elon Musk’s Neuralink says it has used brain implants to allow a monkey to play a video game with his mind.”,”descriptionText”:”Elon Musk’s Neuralink says it has used brain implants to allow a monkey to play a video game with his mind.”},{“title”:”In 2010, Elon Musk had big plans for Tesla. 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