As of September 30, Tesla and SpaceX together held all 30,221 Bitcoin, worth about $2.53 billion, without buying or selling any coins in Q3 2026. Tesla holds 11,509 BTC ($962 million) and SpaceX holds 18,712 BTC (about $1.57 billion). Tesla reported net income of $787 million, down 42.7% from a year earlier, and a roughly $290 million Bitcoin mark-to-market gain on its books accounted for more than a third of that figure. Bitcoin later fell back to about $81,881, roughly 35% below its October 2025 all-time high of $126,080. The article says Tesla's unchanged holdings since 2022 point to inertia rather than renewed conviction, and neither company has announced plans to buy or sell.
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Relevance: low
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Layer 1 |
| Market cap | $1.6T |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 84,093.42 |
| Change that session | +1.28% |
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Relevance: low
| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Automobile Manufacturers |
| Market cap | $1.4T |
| Close on 10/21/2026 | 386.55 |
| Change that session | +3.44% |
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