Elon Musk, the owner of SpaceX, has become the first person in history with a fortune of more than $1 trillion following the initial public offering of Space Exploration Technologies Corp.

SpaceX’s initial public offering has attracted nearly $250 billion in orders against a target fundraising amount of $75 billion — meaning demand exceeds supply by almost four times. If the deal closes on these terms, it will become the largest IPO in history. The company is valued at $1.8 trillion.

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, announced the launch of Bybit IPO Express. The platform has become one of the first centralised crypto exchanges in the world to offer tokenised IPOs, or initial public offerings, at the offering price, the company said.

The Elon Musk-owned rockets, satellite and AI company SpaceX is selling up to 30% of its record $75 billion offering directly to retail investors through Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab, more than three times the slice a typical IPO sets aside for individuals.

Kraken, through its parent company Payward, is opening access to U.S.-listed Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) at the offering price for retail investors worldwide through its tokenized equities platform, xStocks.

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Anthropic filed a draft S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 1, 2026, marking the company's first official step toward a public listing. The exact number of shares and pricing range have not yet been determined. The final decision to proceed with the IPO will depend on market conditions.

Blockchain.com Group Holdings has begun the process of going public. According to Bloomberg, the crypto exchange operator submitted a confidential filing package to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and aims to complete its stock market listing by the end of the year.

Binance is launching a new category of products — pre-IPO contracts. The first contract will be linked to SpaceX, the company expected to debut with a valuation of $2 trillion or more.

OKX has launched a new class of cryptocurrency derivatives — Pre-IPO perpetual contracts. At launch, users will be able to trade contracts tied to the valuations of major private technology companies including SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic.

A small aerospace company near Toulouse is about to make history. ST Group, which produces high-performance composite parts for Airbus and Dassault Aviation, will be the first traditional company in the world to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) on the blockchain.

Cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has postponed its initial public offering (IPO) until 2028 due to an "internal review" and strengthened control measures. This was announced by the company's CFO, Chon San Gyeon, according to local media reports.

OKX is not planning to rush its entry into U.S. public markets despite active global expansion and the development of tokenized financial instruments.

The value of Bitcoin holdings owned by Elon Musk’s private aerospace company SpaceX has declined to approximately $545 million ahead of its planned initial public offering (IPO).

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Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced that it has confidentially submitted Form S-1 to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock. The filing does not include details regarding timing, the number of shares, or pricing. However, earlier reports indicated that Kraken was planning an IPO in early 2026.

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Crypto exchange Bullish has raised $1.11 billion in its initial public offering, pricing its shares at $37 each — above the previously announced range, Bloomberg reports.