Hasn’t Elon just been smart in using Bitcoin to benefit Tesla. The companies latest profits were not to do with the cars but the Bitcoin profits made on what they sold. If Bitcoin goes up over next few years then that’s future capital for the company without the need to go searching elsewhere. Saying they were going to accept Bitcoin for buying cars was a way of justifying the mass purchase of Bitcoin.
Elon just seen this as easy money, but on a bigger scale than the JC crypto club investors