Anthropic

4 days agoNews Editor

Anthropic weighs allocating 15% to 20% of IPO shares to retail investors

Anthropic is considering setting aside 15% to 20% of its initial public offering for retail investors, according to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter. The report said the company has selected JPMorgan to lead the U.S. retail portion of the share sale. The plan is still under consideration, based on the wording of the report, and no additional details on timing or deal size were disclosed in the source item. The update points to a possible structure in which individual investors would receive a defined slice of the offering rather than the shares being sold entirely through institutional channels. Bloomberg was the only named source in the input, and the brief did not include comments from Anthropic or JPMorgan.

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Anthropic

4 days agoNews Editor

Anthropic flags political retaliation risk in IPO filing as AI safety stance draws scrutiny

Anthropic used its IPO filing to warn investors that its public advocacy on AI safety, along with statements made by senior executives, could expose the company to tougher scrutiny, political backlash, or selective regulatory action. Bloomberg Law reported the disclosure on Oct. 28, citing a risk section that ties the company’s policy positions and interactions with policymakers to possible government retaliation. Reports from Axios, CNBC, and Reuters outlined a year of friction between Anthropic and the Trump administration. The issues span Pentagon supply-chain labeling after the company refused to loosen limits on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance, Commerce Department export controls that temporarily disrupted customer access, and a filing disclosure that federal agencies were ordered in February to stop using the company’s models. Anthropic also said an FTC probe could affect model design and deployment, while ties with Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Broadcom may attract antitrust review. The company did not say it would retreat from its policy positions. It said it has engaged in political advocacy, supported political organizations, and publicly commented on AI policy, and expects to continue doing so. Reuters, as cited by CNBC, said government contract revenue accounts for less than 1% of annual revenue, suggesting the larger concern is whether political pressure spills over to commercial customers and partners.

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Anthropic

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Anthropic says AI safety advocacy could draw pressure from Trump administration

Anthropic warned in its IPO-related filings that its public support for artificial intelligence safety regulation, along with statements made by its executives, could expose the company to pressure and selective scrutiny from the Trump administration, according to Bloomberg. The company tied that risk to a series of clashes with the administration, including disputes over its push to place safety limits on the U.S. Department of Defense’s use of its AI technology, as well as disagreements involving the safety of the Mythos model and export controls. Anthropic also said it could still become a focus for certain parts of the Trump administration even if other companies in similar situations are not treated the same way. In the filing, the company added that future export restrictions, along with cybersecurity or biosecurity incidents involving AI models, could affect product deployment, international expansion, and business growth. Anthropic also acknowledged that the regulatory measures it has advocated for could, if adopted, raise compliance costs, restrict product development and releases, and slow its own growth.

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Anthropic

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Asian investors turn to crypto derivatives as Anthropic IPO access looks limited

Anthropic’s planned initial public offering could carry a valuation of as much as $1.5 trillion, but direct access appears difficult for many Asian investors because of heavy subscription demand and related restrictions, according to Bloomberg, as cited by Odaily. That has pushed some investors toward indirect exposure through crypto-linked products instead. OKX and Binance have already listed perpetual contracts tied to Anthropic’s valuation. On EntropyIO, a platform under Hyperliquid, a related perpetual contract at one point implied a valuation of about $1.88 trillion. The pricing shows that crypto venues are being used as a proxy route for investors who cannot easily participate in the IPO itself. The report also noted that Anthropic still faces several risks, including an uncertain path to profitability, high capital requirements for AI projects, and intense competition across the sector. Any proxy investment tied to the company may also be affected by broader industry factors, meaning the derivatives trade does not remove the underlying risks around the AI business.

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STAR Market

5 days agoNews Editor

Wind data shows 13 STAR Market IPO reviews terminated in 2026, with fundraising size up nearly fivefold

Wind data cited by Kechuangban Daily shows that 76 IPO reviews had been terminated in 2026, including 13 on Shanghai’s STAR Market, or 17.1% of the total. In 2025, 50 IPO reviews were terminated for the full year, with only three on the STAR Market, accounting for 6%. The combined fundraising size tied to terminated STAR Market IPOs reached RMB 18.248 billion in 2026, compared with RMB 3.181 billion in the same period of 2025, an increase of nearly five times. After the fourth quarter began, Saikesaisi and Zhongke Chuangxin also saw their reviews terminated. Among the 13 terminated STAR Market projects, five were semiconductor and integrated circuit companies: Wuhan Xinxin, Shanghai Xinmi, Beijing Tongmei, Taosheng Electronics, and Yadian Technology, making up about 38.5%. Beijing Tongmei was the only case terminated at the registration stage, while Wuhan Xinxin had been in the queue for nearly 600 days before its review ended. The report also said 37 Hong Kong IPO listing applications in sectors such as semiconductors, software equipment, and hardware services had lapsed this year, versus 11 in the same period last year.

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RedotPay

5 days agoNews Editor

RedotPay seeks $5 billion valuation as growth cools and compliance questions persist

Hong Kong crypto payment card company RedotPay is weighing a confidential U.S. IPO filing before year-end at a valuation of at least $5 billion, according to Bloomberg, while also discussing a pre-IPO round at a $4 billion to $5 billion valuation. The company has posted strong headline metrics, including more than 9 million customers, annualized revenue above $180 million, an operating margin above 50%, and revenue growth of more than 50% in the first three quarters of the year. Still, recent operating data points to a slowdown. Paymentscan data cited by ChainCatcher shows RedotPay’s on-chain top-ups and card spending were largely flat in September versus August, even as rivals such as EtherFi and KAST expanded faster over the past 90 days. The company is also dealing with unresolved legal and regulatory issues, including a $472.8 million lawsuit filed in Hong Kong by a Binance-linked entity, a restructuring of its Japan business after acknowledging it lacked the required local license, and continued reliance on external partners in card issuance. If RedotPay moves ahead with a filing, its prospectus is likely to face close scrutiny over quarterly revenue, revenue mix, geographic exposure, and litigation risk.

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Jio Platforms

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Jio Platforms opens at 1,358 rupees in market debut, up 21.36% from issue price

Jio Platforms began trading on India’s National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange on Oct. 28 local time, opening at 1,358 rupees. That was 21.36% above its issue price of 1,119 rupees, according to a Techub News brief citing CoinPedia. Based on an allotment of 12 shares, a retail investor’s notional gain stood at about 2,868 rupees at the open. After trading began, the company’s market capitalization rose to about 12.51 trillion rupees. The report did not provide additional trading details beyond the opening print and the market value figure.

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Anthropic

5 days agoNews Editor

Anthropic files for IPO at up to $2 trillion valuation, putting founders, staff and backers on track for massive gains

Anthropic’s newly disclosed IPO filing has pushed the AI company into the center of one of the largest wealth-creation stories in tech. The company plans to list on Nasdaq at a valuation of $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion, a range that, if achieved, would surpass SpaceX’s June record and mark the biggest IPO on record. The filing shows revenue rising from $41 million in 2023 to $16.286 billion in the first half of 2026, while losses and infrastructure spending also expanded sharply. The document also lays out how value could be distributed across the company. Based on a rough calculation at a $2 trillion valuation, the stakes held by Anthropic’s seven co-founders would each be worth more than $27 billion. Early employees, many of whom joined between 2021 and 2023 in pre-training, safety alignment and early machine learning engineering roles, are also approaching a liquidity window after years of rapid appreciation in stock options. Investors are set for outsized returns as well. The article highlights gains for firms including Spark Capital and Menlo Ventures, while noting the presence of Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Salesforce and Sequoia Capital on Anthropic’s cap table. At the same time, the filing flags a new challenge: retaining employees whose paper wealth has already climbed to levels that may weaken traditional incentives.

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