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OKX brings OpenAI and Anthropic bets to Europe as pre-IPO trading scales up
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Crypto exchange OKX is adding markets tied to OpenAI and Anthropic in Europe, joining other crypto exchanges in offering traders a way to speculate on private companies they can’t easily buy shares in.
Key facts
- Tokenized equities lead RWA inflows as the market recovers; Binance's bStocks hit ~$118.5M in two months, now #2 issuer and ~90% of on-chain equity DEX volume
- OKX Europe CEO Erald Ghoos said that demand for its derivatives business has been growing
- The exchange said Thursday it had launched pre-IPO perpetual futures for the two AI companies
- Traders don’t get ownership stake in either company by participating in these products; they instead bet on how their valuations will move with the ability to go long or short with up to 10 times
Summary
OKX launched pre-IPO perpetual futures tied to OpenAI and Anthropic in Europe, letting eligible traders go long or short with up to 10x leverage without owning shares in either company. The exchange joins Hyperliquid and Binance in offering markets tied to private companies as crypto platforms look to meet demand for assets that are difficult for retail investors to access. OKX also added 100 tokenized stocks and ETFs, including Nvidia, Alphabet and Palantir, giving European traders round-the-clock exposure to traditional markets. The exchange said Thursday it had launched pre-IPO perpetual futures for the two AI companies.