Wedbush says Tesla’s bitcoin investment will spark further corporate adoption – and highlights 4 stocks already poised to gain from the crypto boom

Wedbush says Tesla’s bitcoin investment will spark further corporate adoption – and highlights 4 stocks already poised to gain from the crypto boom

Tesla's bitcoin bet could be a "game changer" for the digital currency and the broader adoption of blockchain technology over the coming years, according to Wedbush. Given the still nascent and volatile nature around bitcoin, less than 5% of public companies will likely invest in bitcoin over the next twelve to eighteen months, but that could move "markedly higher" as more regulation and acceptance of the cryptocurrency takes hold in the future, a team of analysts said in a Monday note. 

Bitcoin reached a new high above $50,000 Tuesday morning, bringing its year-to-date gains to 74% in a sign of the growing acceptance of the digital currency.

According to Wedbush, the bitcoin mania is not simply a "fad," but a sign of the broader digital currency and blockchain space growing.

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"...We believe the trend of transactions, bitcoin investments, and blockchain driven initiatives could surge over the coming years as this bitcoin mania is not a fad in our opinion, but rather the start of a new age on the digital currency front,"