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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>Tesla, the electric carmaker headed by billionaire Elon Musk, has started to allow people to buy brand merchandise using Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency initially started as a joke.<\/b><\/p>\n

Mr Musk announced the development on Twitter on Friday, a month after hinting of the plans.<\/p>\n

The news sent the value of Dogecoin soaring, though it fell back later.<\/p>\n

Comments by Mr Musk have frequently moved the prices of digital currencies, including Dogecoin and Bitcoin.<\/p>\n

The move, which sent Dogecoin prices more than 14% higher at one point, comes a month after Mr Musk said Tesla would test out the digital token as a payment option.<\/p>\n

Tesla merch buyable with Dogecoin<\/p>\n

Dogecoin, which was started in 2013 as a parody of the cryptocurrency craze, was once obscure.<\/p>\n

But its value climbed about 4,000% last year, driven in part by promotion from Mr Musk.<\/p>\n

An investor in the token, he has dubbed it the “people’s crypto” and said his space company SpaceX would accept it as payment.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on the humour show Saturday Night Live, after getting pressed to define it, he called it “a hustle”.<\/p>\n

It’s not the only digital coin to receive attention from the billionaire, who has a passionate online following.<\/p>\n

Last year, Bitcoin prices jumped after Tesla said it had invested in the currency and would allow customers to buy cars with it. But the company later scrapped that idea.<\/p>\n

Mr Musk, who also counts Bitcoin among his crypto investments, cited concerns about how much energy it takes to produce the currency.<\/p>\n

Dogecoin is currently the only digital currency Tesla accepts.<\/p>\n

Items eligible for purchase include Tesla-branded belt buckles (835 Doge or about $162; \u00a3118) and children’s all-terrain vehicles (12020 Doge or about $2,280; \u00a31,670), which are currently sold out.<\/p>\n

The purchases are non-refundable, according to the firm’s website.<\/p>\n

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