Tesla

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Tesla, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) is the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturer, founded by Elon Musk and others in 2003. In February 2021, Tesla made headlines by purchasing $1.5 billion in Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset — one of the largest single corporate Bitcoin purchases at the time — and briefly accepted Bitcoin as payment for vehicles. Tesla sold approximately 75% of its Bitcoin holdings in Q2 2022 for cash flow reasons but retained a portion. As of 2024, Tesla holds approximately 9,720 BTC and Elon Musk remains a prominent public Bitcoin supporter.

Details

Ceo: Elon Musk
Public: Yes
Sector: automotive/technology
Ticker: TSLA
Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Electric Vehicles / Clean Energy
Market Cap: ~$800B (as of Q1 2026)
Btc Holdings: ~10,000 BTC
Founded Year: 2003
Headquarters: Austin, TX, USA
Why They Hold: Diversify treasury holdings and support the Bitcoin ecosystem.
First Purchase: January 2021
Bitcoin Holdings: 11509
Bitcoin Strategy: Treasury reserve asset; purchased in 2021 as alternative to cash; partially sold
Btc Holdings Date: 2025-10
Bitcoin Holdings Date: 2025-12

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