Tesla Moves 11,500 Bitcoin Worth $760 Million to Unknown Wallets

Tesla has transferred almost all of its Bitcoin holdings to unknown wallets, spurring fear that the electric car giant might be selling its holdings.

Electric car giant Tesla has moved a large sum of Bitcoin from its wallets, according to crypto analytics firm Arkham Intelligence.

Over 11,500 Bitcoin were shifted, amounting to around $760 million, marking the first move in two years.

Tesla is the fourth largest US publicly traded company to hold Bitcoin, following MicroStrategy and mining firms Marathon Digital and Riot Platforms.

In February 2021, Tesla purchased $1.5 billion of Bitcoin and came to own as much as $2.5 billion of the cryptocurrency. 75% of its Bitcoin was sold off at a loss in early 2022.

Company founder Elon Musk has been a known supporter of Bitcoin and even considered accepting it as payment for Tesla. The idea was eventually scrapped due to environmental concerns.

“If the price of Bitcoin goes down, I lose money,” Musk said in July 2021. “I might pump, but I don’t dump. … I definitely do not believe in getting the price high and selling, or anything like this. I would like to see Bitcoin succeed.”

“I am late to the party but I am a supporter of Bitcoin,” he said in February of that year.​​

Two years later, Musk said, "there's some merit in bitcoin, and maybe some other crypto," hinting at his unwavering support for the memecoin Dogecoin.

"The most entertaining outcome and the most ironic outcome would be that dogecoin becomes the currency of Earth in the future,” he said.

In August this year, Musk and Tesla secured a win in a federal lawsuit that accused them both of manipulating Dogecoin.

The case, which alleged that Musk's endorsement of the Memecoin along with insider trading caused investors to lose billions, was dismissed by US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in Manhattan.

Tesla's latest move has the market speculating on what drove the decision. "Wow, that’s a massive move

With $760 million in $BTC shifting, it’s clear Tesla is making some strategic plays

I wonder what this means for the market, could it spark another wave of bullish sentiment?" Questioned one X user.

"It’s going into trump’s project," suggested another X user.