CoinDesk Podcast Network SpaceX IPO Filing to Reveal $545M Bitcoin Stash | CoinDesk Daily
Mar 2, 2026
A deep dive into a confidential IPO filing that may reveal a massive corporate Bitcoin holding. A look at how crypto market swings have turned that stash into hundreds of millions in paper losses. An exploration of Iran’s crypto-driven parallel economy and how sanctioned actors use mining and stablecoins to move funds.
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SpaceX Will Publicly Reveal 8,285 Bitcoin
- SpaceX's S-1 will disclose its 8,285 BTC holding ahead of a potential IPO.
- Arkham data shows those coins sit across 43 Coinbase Prime addresses and equaled about $544.8M at the cited time, down from ~$780M two months earlier.
SpaceX Faces Large Paper Losses On Bitcoin
- The Bitcoin position is showing significant unrealized losses due to recent price declines.
- The stack fell from nearly $780M to about $544.8M as BTC traded near $66,000 at the time of reporting.
Iran Uses Crypto To Evade Dollar Restrictions
- Iran built a multi-billion dollar crypto economy using legalized mining and stablecoins to bypass the U.S. dollar.
- Chainalysis estimates Iran's crypto ecosystem reached $7.78B in 2025, with IRGC-linked wallets moving over $3B last quarter.