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Anthropic wants to allocate 5% of its shares to a new fund intended to finance public interest projects, subject to shareholder approval. Elon Musk responded with another promise: to offer a SpaceX share to every American child as early as 2027.
October 19, 2026 falls on a Monday, as in 1987, when Wall Street experienced one of the worst days in its history. Between high oil prices, doubts about artificial intelligence, and persistent inflation, some investors fear a new collapse. However, markets today have protections that did not exist at the time.
Tom Lee, one of Ethereum's most well-known advocates, foresees a difficult short-term period for ETH. His warning does not question his long-term bullish thesis: it concerns a possible contagion effect coming from the South Korean stock market.
Anthropic targets a mid-October roadshow on Nasdaq, according to Reuters, and OpenAI has postponed its listing to 2027 via Sam Altman. Neither stock is yet purchasable. In Europe, only one regulated channel currently allows you to take a position on their valuation: the pre-IPO X-Perps contracts launched by OKX on September 10. Here is what they allow, what they don’t, and how to access them from France.
Warren Buffett announced this Friday, September 18, 2026, that he was stepping down from his position as chairman of the board of Berkshire Hathaway. A prominent figure in global investing, the Oracle of Omaha, aged 96, becomes chairman emeritus. His eldest son, Howard Buffett, succeeds him as chairman of the board. This transition, effective immediately, marks the final stage of the conglomerate's succession plan.
Historically, the month of September represents the least favorable period for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 undergoes an average correction of 0.7% and closes higher in only 44% of cases since 1950. This seasonality is associated with high bond yields, U.S. public debt exceeding 40 trillion dollars, and questions about the profitability of investments in artificial intelligence this year. However, history does not directly predict a decline.
Access to the US markets is expanding for investors in the European Economic Area. On August 18, Kraken announced the opening of more than 7,000 US-listed stocks to its eligible clients. The offer also includes more than 700 stocks and more than 600 crypto-assets in a single regulated account. This development is part of its MiFID approval. It brings together traditional stocks, tokenized securities, and digital assets while maintaining their distinct regulatory frameworks for the concerned European investors.
Anthropic officially filed its confidential IPO application in the United States on June 1, 2026. Since then, betting has accelerated. As of August 17, Polymarket estimates the probability of a listing before October 31 at 69.5% and an arrival on the stock market before the end of the year at 87%. However, no official date has yet been communicated.
Reddit will join the S&P 500 on August 18. The operation could force index funds to buy about 16.7 million RDDT shares to replicate the new index composition. This is almost three normal trading days concentrated around a single rebalancing. The stock has already jumped more than 11% after the announcement.
The digital asset market is evolving rapidly due to the influence of professional investors. A new Wintermute report shows that crypto is entering a new phase, where institutions now occupy a central place in trading. Meanwhile, Wall Street increasingly influences liquidity, prices, and investment strategies. This evolution gradually changes the market structure, reduces volatility, and concentrates capital on a smaller number of assets.
The South Korean market is going through a phase of high volatility that fuels questions about the valuations of technology companies. In just two sessions, the KOSPI experienced a historic decline, while tensions are also spreading to AI-related bond markets. This correction comes as investors had massively favored semiconductor and digital infrastructure stocks, considered the main growth drivers since the beginning of the year.
The U.S. House of Representatives has taken a new step in regulating investments made by lawmakers. Representatives passed a bill that now prohibits members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying publicly traded stocks, while allowing them to keep and then sell stocks they already own. This decision opens a new debate on conflict of interest prevention before the Senate examines the bill.
Cathie Wood looks beyond SpaceX's 48% stock market loss to a financial and technological revolution. AI, Starlink, Bitcoin... Can her audacious wager alter the course of history?
The bet on bitcoin as a treasury asset turns into a nightmare for some listed companies. In London, the liquidation of Satsuma Technology marks a turning point for this model which had attracted markets in recent months. After raising hundreds of millions of dollars to accumulate BTC, several companies now see their valuations collapse, failing to maintain the stock premium that justified their strategy. This symbolic bankruptcy raises an essential question: have companies holding bitcoin in their treasury reached their limits?
While global markets continue to assess the impact of artificial intelligence on valuations, the South Korean stock market is going through a period of high tension. After several months of spectacular growth driven by semiconductors and major technology companies, a sharp correction hit the local market. The move caught investors' attention following reports of a significant market capitalization loss of about 260 trillion won and the plunge of the KOSPI. This drop reminds us of the risks linked to phases of excessive euphoria and markets heavily exposed to leverage.
On Monday, July 13, 2026, a flash crash wiped out 2.5 trillion yuan in 15 minutes at the Shanghai Stock Exchange, pushing Beijing to offload its US Treasury bonds to save the yuan. Triggered by US strikes in Iran, this stock market crisis exposes the systemic vulnerability of traditional markets to energy shocks.
The crypto initial public offering market is slowing down in 2026, with four major players in the sector having postponed their IPOs. According to Christian Lopez, blockchain lead at Cohen & Company Capital Markets, investor caution now weighs more than regulation. Will the sector regain public market appetite before 2027?
Securitize is set to debut on the New York Stock Exchange on July 2, 2026 under the symbol SECZ. This listing places one of the main crypto tokenization infrastructures at the heart of Wall Street, following the approval of its merger with Cantor Equity Partners II.
The evolution of global stock indices is often used as a barometer to measure the impact of technological and industrial waves that are redefining our century. Less than a month after a historic IPO, the aerospace company SpaceX will take a new decisive step on July 7, at market open, by joining the Nasdaq-100 index. This decision represents a major change for the valuation of Elon Musk's firm and for all capital flows on an international scale, marking the rapid convergence between major industrial powers and the automation mechanisms of passive investments.
Crypto markets observe a new phase of tension as Strategy goes through a difficult period. On June 24, 2026, the MSTR stock dropped below the 100-dollar mark for the first time since March 2024, while Bitcoin was trading around 61,300 dollars. This decline highlights the company’s model strong sensitivity to market movements. The current pressure concerns both the value of held reserves and the financial mechanisms used to support its accumulation strategy.
The euphoria only lasted a few days. SpaceX was propelled to a valuation of over $2,000 billion by a historic IPO. After this rapid rise, the stock of Elon Musk's group underwent a correction, reigniting questions about the sustainability of its stock surge. Behind the largest IPO of all time, Wall Street is looking to see if the company's fundamentals match its ambitions.
Changpeng Zhao wants to push states to tokenize their shares to make them accessible to investors worldwide. The founder of Binance envisions a market where national stablecoins, stock securities, and crypto liquidity would circulate on the same infrastructures. But regulation could slow down this ambition.
Interest in financial assets on blockchain continues to grow in the United States. In this context, Coinbase announced the upcoming arrival of tokenized American stocks backed by real securities. This initiative comes as several platforms seek to position themselves in this emerging market. Stock tokenization is indeed attracting more and more players who want to bring traditional financial markets closer to the blockchain ecosystem.
The IPO of SpaceX triggered a wave of activity on crypto platforms, with investors now seeking to gain exposure to the world's largest companies by bypassing traditional financial circuits. At the heart of this trend, Binance shows overwhelming dominance over derivatives products linked to Elon Musk's space giant, with volumes already comparable to those of the most popular cryptos on the market.
Exchange platforms had to review their operation around tokenized shares. Binance, Bybit, and Bitget refunded their clients after the failure of an allocation linked to SpaceX. This case occurs at a time closely watched by the crypto market, as Elon Musk’s space company attracts strong attention regarding its valuation and its pre-IPO access.
SpaceX takes off on the stock market with 75 billion in the holds. BlackRock reserves its cabin for 5 billion. But does Musk's rocket really have the engines to go that high?
On June 11, SpaceX will set the price of its IPO, and this day could enter the history of financial markets. Between record valuation, direct exposure to bitcoin, and a rush of institutional investors, the operation orchestrated by Elon Musk is already causing rare excitement on Wall Street.
The American stock market is returning to valuation levels reminiscent of the final days of the internet bubble. Driven by artificial intelligence and the surge of tech giants, the American stock market is setting records while comparisons with the year 2000 resurface. Between real growth and speculative frenzy, the market now fuels an increasingly tense debate among investors.
For nearly a century, American markets have produced 91 trillion dollars of wealth for shareholders. Yet, this value creation relies almost entirely on a handful of companies. A study conducted by economist Hendrik Bessembinder on nearly 30,000 listed stocks between 1926 and 2025 shows that only 46 companies concentrate half of the gains generated on Wall Street. Behind the historical performances of American indices, the market reality appears much more unbalanced than it seems.
Bitwise launches the Avalanche ETF with Staking ($BAVA) which promises to boost AVAX demand in 2026 while offering passive returns to investors. With 2.5 million dollars in assets at launch and reduced fees, this product could well rewrite the rules of the crypto market.