UPDATE 2-Bitcoin tops $40,000 after Musk says Tesla could use it again

* Musk flags Tesla may resume BTC transactions * Musk says Tesla sold about 10% of BTC holdings as liquidity test (Updates prices, adds details) By Tom Wilson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE, June 14 (Reuters) – Bitcoin climbed above $40,000 on Monday, after yet another weekend of price swings following tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, who fended off criticism over his market influence and said Tesla sold bitcoin but may resume transactions using it. 

UPDATE 1-Bitcoin climbs near $40,000 after Musk says Tesla could use it again

* Musk flags Tesla may resume BTC transactions * Musk says Tesla sold about 10% of BTC holdings as liquidity test * BTC price jumps close to $40k (Updates prices) By Tom Wilson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE, June 14 (Reuters) – Bitcoin climbed to shy of $40,000 on Monday, after yet another weekend of price swings following tweets from Tesla boss Elon Musk, who fended off criticism over his market influence and said Tesla sold bitcoin but may resume transactions using it.