SpaceX Reveals $1.45 Billion in Bitcoin Holdings
BITmarkets Team
May 22, 2026
The disclosure appeared in the company’s S-1 registration statement, submitted on June 12 as part of its plans to become a publicly traded company. According to the filing, SpaceX acquired Bitcoin at an average purchase price of $35,320 per coin. Based on current holdings, SpaceX would rank as the seventh-largest corporate Bitcoin holder among public companies.
The company is preparing for what could become the largest IPO in capital markets history, reportedly targeting around $75 billion in fundraising at a valuation between $1.75 trillion and $2 trillion. A public listing would provide investors with exposure not only to SpaceX’s aerospace and AI operations, but also to its sizable Bitcoin reserves.
SpaceX accumulated Bitcoin alongside Tesla’s early purchases
SpaceX began accumulating Bitcoin in early 2021, around the same period when Tesla, also led by Elon Musk, started investing in the cryptocurrency. The latest filing shows SpaceX holds substantially more Bitcoin than Tesla, which currently owns 11,509 BTC.
The disclosed figure also exceeded estimates from BitcoinTreasuries.NET and crypto analytics platform Arkham, both of which had previously estimated SpaceX’s holdings at roughly 8,285 BTC.
SpaceX targets one of the largest market opportunities ever pursued
SpaceX is among a small group of highly valued private companies expected to pursue public listings in 2026, alongside AI firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Going public could unlock billions of dollars in additional funding for projects including Starlink, orbital data infrastructure, and longer-term ambitions such as Mars colonization.
In its filing, SpaceX stated that it is pursuing what it described as the largest actionable total addressable market in “human history,” estimating a $28.5 trillion opportunity across artificial intelligence, space technologies, and global connectivity. The filing underscores how SpaceX’s investment story increasingly extends beyond aerospace, combining exposure to AI, infrastructure, and one of the largest corporate Bitcoin positions disclosed to date.
Sources:
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1181412/000162828026036936/spaceexplorationtechnologi.htm
