Bitcoin Still Has Upper Hand Over Tesla Shares, Says Analyst Who Predicted Rise To $50K Bitcoin (BTC) has a relatively upper hand compared to Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares. What Happened: Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Mike McGlone described Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s announcement regarding Tesla’s BTC payments halt as a “curious move” in a tweet, noting that $40,000 was a crucial point for the cryptocurrency. Ironic #Tesla Shift Doesn't Hurt #Bitcoin's Relative Upper Hand – Tesla CEO Elon Musk's curious move to suspend purchases using Bitcoin doesn't shake our call that the crypto has the upper hand vs. the electric-vehicle maker's shares. pic.twitter.com/nH2Cw8u56N