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Story: Spacex holds 18,000 bitcoins, joins elite corporate crypto treasuries

By Jean-Luc Maracon

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Seventh Worldwide, Third Among Private Companies. In the ranking of private companies, SpaceX is just behind Tether and Block.one.

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No Details on Future Strategy. SpaceX has said nothing about its intentions. No comment on a possible increase in holdings.

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Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset: The Movement Continues. What's interesting here is the signal it sends to the rest of the corporate market.

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SpaceX holds 18,000 bitcoins, estimated value: about $1.5 billion. This makes Elon Musk's company the seventh largest in the world — public or private — to hold bitcoin on its…

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Noteworthy. For a company known for its rockets and satellites, it's a strong signal on how big tech companies now view bitcoin: not as a gamble, but rather as a line in the…

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In the ranking of private companies, SpaceX is just behind Tether and Block.one. Tether is the issuer of the USDT stablecoin — probably the most well-known in the sector. Block.

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And in the global ranking — including both public and private companies — SpaceX enters the top 7.

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SpaceX has said nothing about its intentions. No comment on a possible increase in holdings. No details on other digital assets that might be in the portfolio. Nothing.

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And that's what creates speculation. The market is watching. Observers are waiting to see if SpaceX will make a move — buy more, sell some, or just hold.

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This silence isn't necessarily negative. Companies like MicroStrategy — now renamed Strategy — have chosen a very public approach, with regular purchase announcements.

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And bitcoin's volatility remains a real issue. Companies that put bitcoin in their treasury must manage price fluctuations that have nothing to do with stocks or bonds.

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What's interesting here is the signal it sends to the rest of the corporate market. SpaceX is not a startup betting everything on crypto to gain recognition.

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When a company of this caliber puts $1.5 billion in bitcoin, it changes the conversation. Not necessarily because the figure is huge in absolute value — for a company the size of…

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