{"id":1192473,"date":"2023-10-14T17:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1192473"},"modified":"2023-10-14T17:46:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-14T21:46:39","slug":"you-can-now-buy-a-ferrari-with-crypto-in-the-us-if-thats-your-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1192473","title":{"rendered":"You can now buy a Ferrari with crypto in the US, if that&#039;s your thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone sitting on a mountain of cryptocurrency can now use it to buy a Ferrari in the US. According to <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/ferrari-accept-crypto-payment-its-cars-us-2023-10-14\/\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/autos-transportation\/ferrari-accept-crypto-payment-its-cars-us-2023-10-14\/\"><em>Reuters<\/em><\/a>, the luxury carmaker is working with the crypto payment processor BitPay to accept bitcoin, ether and USDC for purchases stateside, which customers were apparently begging for. Europe is expected to get the same treatment in early 2024, with other regions to follow.<\/p>\n<p>There won\u2019t be any upcharges for those paying with crypto, Ferrari\u2019s Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer Enrico Galliera told <em>Reuters<\/em>, and BitPay will convert those payments to traditional currency at the time of the transaction to avoid any issues of volatility. Galliera said the move will help the company reach \u201cpeople who are not necessarily our clients but might afford a Ferrari.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"end-legacy-contents\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just last year, <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"no-affiliate-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrari.com\/en-EN\/articles\/our-journey-to-sustainability\" data-original-link=\"https:\/\/www.ferrari.com\/en-EN\/articles\/our-journey-to-sustainability\">Ferrari<\/a> announced a commitment to more sustainable operations, including reducing its environmental footprint, and embracing the notoriously energy-intensive cryptocurrencies would seem to go against that. But, the company insists this doesn\u2019t get in the way of its mission. Galliera cited recent strides in improving crypto\u2019s carbon footprint, like heavier reliance on renewable energy sources, and told <em>Reuters<\/em>, \u201cOur target to reach for carbon neutrality by 2030 along our whole value chain is absolutely confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/you-can-now-buy-a-ferrari-with-crypto-in-the-us-if-thats-your-thing-214639691.html?src=rss&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource: Engadget &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/you-can-now-buy-a-ferrari-with-crypto-in-the-us-if-thats-your-thing-214639691.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can now buy a Ferrari with crypto in the US, if that&#8217;s your thing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone sitting on a mountain of cryptocurrency can now use it to buy a Ferrari in the US. According to Reuters, the luxury carmaker is working with the crypto payment processor BitPay to accept bitcoin, ether and USDC for purchases &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/?p=1192473\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99,110],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-1192473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-engadget","category-unfiltered-rss","tag-engadget"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1192473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1192473\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1192473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1192473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.prime-wow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1192473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}