MarketsSaylor Credits Musk for Bitcoin Adoption Among Major Firms

"Thanks to you, 25% of the Mag8 now holds bitcoin on the balance sheet," Saylor expressed on X, commending Musk on SpaceX's landmark IPO launch.

By Omkar Godbole Jun 13, 2026, 1:05 p.m. 1 min readMake preferred on ShareShare this articleCopy linkX (Twitter)LinkedInFacebookEmailMake preferred on Saylor acknowledges Musk for BTC adoption among Mag8 firms. (CoinDesk)SummaryShow
  • Strategy chairman Michael Saylor praised Elon Musk on SpaceX's Nasdaq launch, mentioning that 25% of the "Mag8" now includes bitcoin in their assets.
  • SpaceX, which made its Nasdaq debut on Friday, is now recognized as the eighth-largest public holder of bitcoin.

Michael Saylor, the co-founder of Strategy, the largest publicly traded bitcoin holder, has coined a new term for the top-tier stocks on Wall Street and sent a congratulatory note to Elon Musk.

After SpaceX's remarkable debut on Nasdaq, Saylor took to X to commend Musk, highlighting that with SpaceX’s public status, 25% of what he refers to as the "Mag8" firms have bitcoin on their balance sheets.

"Thanks to you, 25% of the Mag8 now holds bitcoin on the balance sheet," Saylor noted.

The Mag8 seems to be Saylor's enhanced version of the well-known Magnificent Seven, which comprises Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Tesla. He has included SpaceX as the eighth entity following its monumental $1.75 trillion IPO, the largest public offering ever.

Both Tesla and SpaceX, the Musk-led companies in this group, had already included bitcoin in their assets before the IPO took place.

As of now, SpaceX ranks as the eighth-largest public bitcoin holder, with 18,712 BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries.net. Tesla holds 11,509 BTC, while Strategy maintains a leading position with a total of 845,256 BTC valued at over $54 billion.

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