"These are not people waiting to get their first dollar back," a former SpaceX employee told Fortune. "We've had chances over the past 10 years."

Aug 5 : Retail investors continued to pile into SpaceX shares on Wednesday, buying the dip after a sharp drop following the company's first ever earnings report as a public…

SpaceX faces the largest single-day stock unlock in US history as 911.5 million shares worth $101B become tradable Thursday amid a $540M Bitcoin