AI’s hottest private companies have booming crypto shadow market
Crypto platforms are offering trades tied to valuable private AI companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX, allowing retail investors to bet on their value 24/7 with leverage. Trading activity on platforms like Ventuals and PreStocks has surged threefold since the start of the year.
Crypto infrastructure is being redeployed to give traders a way to bet on private AI companies. Platforms like Ventuals and PreStocks have seen trading activity surge more than threefold since the start of the year. Major crypto exchanges have begun listing pre-IPO assets, broadening the reach to tens of millions of users. Trade.xyz, a crypto derivatives platform, is also joining in. These platforms allow traders to bet on companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX in real time, 24 hours a day, with leverage. The trading activity is measured by open interest and market value combined.
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