In 2010 the first Bitcoin purchase was made for two pizzas from Papa Johns. By 2011 it was possible to purchase Alpaca socks, and in 2012 VPN access. Today, I just preordered a Tesla Model 3 for 2.413612 Bitcoin.

When I first read about Tesla Motors, it was in regards to the release of the Tesla Roadster in 2007 on Slate. I remember reading the statistics of the vehicle thinking, how is it possible for an electric vehicle to possibly have a 0–60 time that rivals that of the latest model Ferrari. The reality of such acceleration for an electric vehicle seemed illogical at the time, I was left equally skeptical and excited.

This revelation led me to join the electric vehicle engineering club in college, where I led a team to build a battery swapping station for commercial electric vehicles, and coordinated regular tours to Tesla Motors starting in 2010, where we got to ride in a Tesla Roadster.

The ride was better than I had imagined. It was very low to the ground, agile, and one of the fastest vehicles I had ridden in at the time. The acceleration glued me to the seat and propelled me down the highway at an eerily constant torque. I had to have one.

Fast-forward to 2016, still just as big of a fan of new and emerging technologies, I have been entrenched in the world of Bitcoin. Today there are many applications coming online that enable consumers to buy everyday goods for Bitcoin. So I decided to perform the momentous act of preordering my Tesla Model 3 with Bitcoin.