Elon Musk is betting big on AI: SpaceX acquires Cursor for $60 billion
Elon Musk strikes again. SpaceX buys Cursor, the revolutionary AI tool, for 60 billion dollars! Between technological war and tokens in turmoil, this acquisition could well redefine the crypto ecosystem. But is it a bubble or a revolution?

In brief
- SpaceX buys Cursor for 60 billion dollars, strengthening its AI position against OpenAI and Anthropic.
- Cursor, an AI tool for developers, becomes a subsidiary of SpaceX, with a merger planned in Q3 2026.
- SpaceX sees its stock rise, but AI tokens could be shaken by this Elon Musk centralization.
Elon Musk (SpaceX) buys Cursor for $60 billion: a masterstroke in the AI war?
SpaceX, through its subsidiary X67 Inc., has just finalized the acquisition of Cursor (Anysphere), the generative AI tool for developers, for the astronomical sum of 60 billion dollars. An operation that fits into Elon Musk’s aggressive strategy to dominate the AI market, after the merger with xAI in February 2026. Founded in 2022, Cursor is a LLM (Large Language Model) specialized in code automation. With an annual turnover of 2.6 billion dollars, this startup has become a key player in the AI-driven development ecosystem.
SpaceX, already a leader in aerospace, now wants to impose its hegemony in AI, competing directly with OpenAI and Anthropic. This acquisition by Elon Musk comes a week after a historic funding round for SpaceX, whose shares hover around 200 dollars in pre-market. A valuation that could soon surpass Amazon’s. But behind the numbers, a technological battle is underway: who will control the AI of tomorrow?
AI tokens: will the hype of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 survive the SpaceX-Cursor era?
The recent sanction of Fable 5 and Mythos 5 has propelled AI tokens to the heart of crypto news. Indeed, these assets backed by decentralized AI projects have experienced a real explosion. But with the entry of SpaceX and Cursor, the landscape could radically change. Why? Because AI tokens like Fetch.ai (FET), SingularityNET (AGIX), or Bittensor (TAO) rely on decentralized neural networks. An approach different from Elon Musk’s, who centralizes AI through proprietary supercomputers.
One question remains… Will investors favor decentralization or Elon Musk’s raw power? With 60 billion dollars injected into Cursor, SpaceX could accelerate AI adoption in business, but also marginalize smaller players. AI tokens, already under regulatory pressure, will have to prove their real utility to survive. Fable 5 and Mythos 5 have shown that hype can collapse as fast as it rises.
At a time when 64% of Americans fear AI for their jobs, Elon Musk via SpaceX finalizes the purchase of Cursor for 60 billion dollars. Together, this explosive duo could disrupt the AI market… but also represents a risk for decentralization. Will AI tokens resist? The future will tell if Musk is right… or if the market will prove him wrong. And you, do you bet on the giants or the outsiders?
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