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Tesla Books $80 Million Bitcoin Gain Under Fair‑Value Rules in Q3

The revaluation enhances transparency, remaining minor next to Tesla’s core operating results.

Overview

  • Tesla held about 11,509 BTC through the quarter with no purchases or sales disclosed.
  • The position was valued at roughly $1.315 billion on September 30, up from $1.235 billion at the end of Q2.
  • New FASB guidance requires quarterly fair‑value recognition of crypto assets, allowing unrealized gains and losses to flow through net income.
  • The crypto gain was small relative to adjusted EBITDA of about $4.3 billion and cash and equivalents of $41.6 billion, as adjusted EPS of $0.50 missed the $0.54 estimate.
  • Blockchain data showed SpaceX moved about $268.5 million in BTC this week, which analysts described as routine treasury rebalancing.