Possible SpaceX-Tesla merger revives attention on roughly 30,000 bitcoin

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Reports suggest a merger between SpaceX and Tesla could be announced as early as December. The combined entity would hold about $2.1 billion worth of bitcoin, according to the source article. That figure represents only a small fraction of the overall value the merged company would have. The article highlights the bitcoin holdings as a point of renewed interest in the talks. Details of the deal remain unconfirmed in the reporting.

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