This recent addition could be a joke at their expense. The ‘ShibArmy’ has turned its back on Elon Musk, after the CEO confirmed he did not own any SHIB. Instead, it could be a simple joke designed to tease cryptocurrency hodlers. Tesla previously accepted Bitcoin as a payment method but removed this after citing environmental concerns. However, one programmer suggested that the code could form part of a new ‘Crypto’ payment gateway at checkout. While the website references “SHIBA”, the code does not trigger any scripts to run, nor is it enabled.