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Key Takeaways
- Tesla’s digital assets rose 43% to $962 million.
- The gain points to no net Bitcoin trading.
- SpaceX’s Q3 value also fits 18,712 BTC.
- Combined, they would rank sixth among listed companies.
Tesla’s Q3 2026 update, released on October 21, values its digital assets at $962 million on September 30, up from $674 million at the end of June.
Why the $288 million points to an unchanged stack
The entire increase appears in Tesla’s results as an unrealized gain. Under fair-value accounting, the change in carrying value over a quarter equals purchases, minus sales, plus the effect of price moves. When price explains the whole change, net trading was close to zero.
Bitcoin’s own quarter-end prices support that reading. Tesla’s June quarterly filing lists 11,509 BTC bought for $386 milli...
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