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Finance

Blockchain.com files with SEC for U.S. IPO

The crypto financial services firm submitted a draft S-1 to the SEC as it explores a public listing amid renewed momentum in digital asset markets.

Blockchain.com founder and CEO Peter Smith (Blockchain.com, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

The SEC wants to let newly public companies raise cash instantly in its biggest rule change in decades

The agency is proposing its largest overhaul of public listing rules in over 20 years, cutting compliance costs and giving crypto firms a much easier path to raise cash on Wall Street.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Finance

Kraken parent Payward cuts 150 staff, streamlining business ahead of planned IPO

The crypto exchange is also seeking fresh funding at a $20 billion valuation as it ramps up acquisitions and prepares for a public listing.

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Cerebras shares skyrocket 100% after $5.5 billion IPO amid AI stock frenzy

The AI infrastructure company began trading Thursday as investors continue pouring capital into artificial intelligence stocks.

Nasdaq (Shutterstock)

Markets

Cerebras, OpenAI, SpaceX: The IPO pipeline that could drain crypto

Cerebras Systems’ $5.5 billion IPO and soaring semiconductor stocks underscore how investor attention has shifted from bitcoin to artificial intelligence in 2026.

BTCUSD vs AI Equities (TradingView)

Finance

Ethereum app builder Consensys has delayed its potential IPO until fall

The MetaMask wallet builder had reportedly engaged bankers from JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs to lead the process.

Joe Lubin (David Paul Morris/Consensus)

Finance

Crypto wallet provider Ledger puts U.S. IPO plans on hold due to market conditions

The French crypto security firm, which is said to have explored a potential $4 billion U.S. listing, is reassessing its public market plans as volatile conditions weigh on investor appetite for crypto IPOs.

Ledger (Flickr)

Markets

Anthropic, OpenAI tokens plunge as AI firms say pre-IPO share transfers are invalid

Tokens on Solana that claim to track the private-market valuations of Anthropic and OpenAI dropped sharply this week after both AI companies warned that the structures used to back the tokens may be invalid.

Screen chart showing a descending line

Finance

Kraken eyes IPO as it partners with MoneyGram to bridge crypto-to-cash gap

Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi says the exchange is “80% ready” to go public, as a new partnership with MoneyGram aims to expand access to digital assets by solving last-mile cash conversion.

Miami Consensus 2026

Finance

Revolut targets a $200 billion IPO just months after its $75 billion share sale

The crypto-friendly fintech is planning its initial public offering (IPO) no sooner than 2028, according to an FT report.

Fintech giant Revolut is said to be planning to issue a stablecoin of its own.  (A. Aleksandravicius/Shutterstock)