SpaceX Is Now Worth $2.4 Trillion, Making It Twice as Valuable as Bitcoin. But Here's Why I'm Still Buying Bitcoin.

Published June 21, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Elon Musk's rocketry business is off to a great start on the public stock market. One holiday-shortened week after its initial public offering, Space Exploration Technologies (NASDAQ: SPCX) is up 14.9% from last Friday's closing price. With a market cap of $2.43 trillion, it's nearly equal to "Magnificent Seven" member Amazon and about twice as valuable as Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), which is currently sitting at $1.24 trillion.

So, Wall Street is excited about SpaceX while Bitcoin is taking a beating. As of June 19, the largest cryptocurrency is down 28% year to date and just 6% above early June's multiyear lows.

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But I'm not giving up on Bitcoin. Trading at 130 times trailing sales, I'm not interested in the speculative SpaceX stock today. I'd much rather invest in a financial tool for the future at this unsustainably low price.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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