Tesla did not sell any bitcoin in the third quarter, while its digital assets on the balance sheet rose 42% quarter over quarter to $962 million, booking unrealized gains of $288 million and ending a three-quarter streak of paper losses. Tesla reports the holdings under a broad 'digital assets' line, but on-chain firm Arkham Intelligence says the stash consists solely of 11,509 BTC, unchanged for several quarters and in line with the reported value at the September 30 closing price of $83,553.85. According to BitcoinTreasuries.net, Tesla is now the eleventh-largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Third-quarter revenue was $28.05 billion, flat year over year, and adjusted earnings of 48 cents per share beat the 43-cent consensus, though shares fell 3.72% after hours after closing 3.41% higher at $386.47.
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