Tesla’s Bitcoin Hoard Swells 43% to $962 Million Without a Single Sale

Nine months is a long time to watch an asset you own shed nearly a third of its value and leave it untouched. Tesla has now done exactly that with Bitcoin, and in the third quarter of 2026 the patience finally printed a number worth a headline. The electric-vehicle maker’s third-quarter shareholder update filed with the SEC on October 21 carries a digital-asset line of $962 million as of September 30. That is up from $674 million three months earlier, a rise of 42.7%.