Tim Cook Owns Crypto But Apple Never Bought Bitcoin: Will This Change?

Tim Cook leaves the Apple chief executive job on Tuesday, September 1. He never put a single Bitcoin on the company's balance sheet. John Ternus takes over and has never said in public whether he agrees.

Cook answered the Bitcoin question once, in 2021, and never moved off it. Five years later, the numbers suggest he was not wrong to say no.

What Tim Cook Actually Said About Bitcoin

Apple sat on $146.5 billion in cash and marketable securities as of June 27, its own filing shows. A pile that size keeps the question alive.

Cook was asked about it at a New York Times DealBook event in November 2021. He said he owned crypto himself. Then he shut the door on Apple doing the same.

"I wouldn't go invest in crypto, not because I wouldn't invest my own money, but because I don't think people buy Apple stock to get exposure to crypto," he explained.

He never said how much he holds, and did not reveal the assets either, declining to give details.

The scoreboard since then favors him, as Bitcoin set a record near $68,991 the next day. The pioneer crypto traded near $77,244 on Sunday, about 12% higher. Apple shares closed 2021 at $175.35 and ended Friday at $319.70, roughly 82% higher.

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