The IPO market has significantly cooled since 2021, with companies opting to stay private longer due to easier access to capital, robust secondary markets, and a desire to avoid public scrutiny and regulatory burdens. Recent IPOs have been uneventful, highlighting the shift.
FIFA World Cup 2026 quarter-final ticket prices have dropped significantly on secondary markets, with some falling nearly 60%. The decline is attributed to the early elimination of co-hosts USA and Portugal, leading to reduced fan interest and increased ticket availability.
Banking trade groups are pressing U.S. regulators for clarity on stablecoin transaction oversight after issuance, arguing that secondary market monitoring is critical to combat illicit finance. Crypto firms previously warned that broad AML rules could harm DeFi.
Build Markets CIO Matt Dines argues investors are mispricing risk for perpetual preferred stocks, citing Strategy's STRC as an example. He highlights the indefinite liquidity and interest rate risks due to the lack of maturity dates. Demand for STRC has surged, with record trading volume as Strategy uses preferred stock to fund Bitcoin purchases.
On Forge Global, Anthropic shares are hovering around $1 trillion while OpenAI trades at $880 billion — a reversal nobody saw coming three months ago.
