
KEY POINTS
- Tesla said its digital asset holdings were now valued at $1.076 billion
- A wallet linked to the EV maker by Arkham shows that Tesla holds over 11,500 $BTC worth some $1.21 billion
- Bitcoin seemed happy with the news, climbing above $105,000 early on Thursday
Electric vehicle giant Tesla on Wednesday reported a $600 million gain on its digital asset holdings during the fourth quarter of 2024 after it adopted a late 2023 accounting rule by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that required companies to report their cryptocurrency or digital asset holdings at fair market value instead of the lowest recorded price since the assets were purchased.