Tesla’s (TSLA) bitcoin holdings remained flat throughout the fourth quarter of 2025, persevering with at 11,509 cash.
The worth of that stack, although, declined markedly as the value of bitcoin tumbled from roughly $114,000 to $88,000 throughout the closing three months of the yr.
That decline pressured Tesla to e book an after-tax impairment lack of about $239 million on its digital asset holdings, in response to the corporate’s just-released fourth-quarter earnings report.
Historical past with bitcoin
Led by Elon Musk, Tesla in February 2021 disclosed possession of 43,200 bitcoin, then value about $1.7 billion. Testing the waters for liquidity, the corporate shortly afterward unloaded a small portion of that, however then — shedding their nerve at concerning the worst time potential — Musk and group offered about 75% of the corporate stack at pretty near bitcoin’s 2022 bear-market backside.
Holdings have remained comparatively steady since that 2022 sale.
Total earnings
For the fourth quarter, Tesla reported income of $24.9 billion, shy of estimates for $25.1 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $0.50 topped the consensus forecast of $0.45.
TSLA was increased by 3.4% in after hours buying and selling.
