Elon Musk’s SpaceX transferred over $268M in Bitcoin to 2 wallets

Key points

  • The transfers on October 21 could be wallet reorganization.
  • This is the first time SpaceX transfers Bitcoin since July 2025.
Rada Mateescu

On October 21, SpaceX transferred over $268 million in Bitcoin to new wallets, in a move that seems to be a wallet reorganization, according to onchain data. This is the first time that the company transfers Bitcoin since July.

SpaceX is Elon Musk’s space technology company headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas.

SpaceX’s Bitcoin Transfers on October 21st

Onchain data shows that on October 21, SpaceX made two Bitcoin transfers. The first transfer was of 1,298 BTC worth $139.67 million to the wallet starting with bc1qj7.

The second transfer was of 1,197 BTC worth $128,8 million to the wallet starting with bc1qq7.

Ahead of the transfers, two small amounts of BTC worth over $150 and almost $177 were moved from Coinbase Prime to the two wallets, probably as test transfers, according to the same data from Arkham.

SpaceX BTC transfers
SpaceX BTC transfers

Arkham shows that, currently, the wallet bc1qj7 holds 1,208 BTC worth over $139 million, and wallet bc1qq7 holds 1,187 BTC worth over $128 million.

Previous SpaceX Bitcoin Transfers

This is the first time SpaceX transfers Bitcoin since July. On July 22, following a small BTC transfer worth over $29 from Coinbase Prime to the wallet 15oKQ (belonging to SpaceX), the wallet had transferred 1,308 BTC worth over $152,9 million to the wallet bc1q8.

Before the July transfer, SpaceX had moved over 3,000 BTC to Coinbase, according to Arkham data.

Bitcoin Price Trajectory on October 21

At the moment of writing this article, Bitcoin is trading above $107,000, down by more than 3% in the past 24 hours. Today, Bitcoin is experiencing volatilty and saw a price decline from $111,000 levels on October 20.

BTC price in USD today
BTC price in USD today

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