**Elon Musk: Energy Based Currency, That's What Bitcoin Has**
The richest person in the world, Elon Musk said that energy is a real currency. Bitcoin (BTC) has that base which according to him can be said to be a currency.
"Currency, if you want, which is physics-based. So energy is a real and true currency. This is why I say Bitcoin is based on energy," he said launching the Nikhil Khamat podcast on YouTube.
Elon added, an energy and or power plant is a de facto currency.
Please note, to get Bitcoin (BTC) one of the ways is to mine it. This requires a lot of electrical energy to run the mining equipment.
