The popular AI framework Virtuals Protocol will host an in-person meet-up in Hong Kong on Friday, January 17.

June 12: Per market sources, SpaceX has revised its expected opening price to $175, pushing its market capitalization past $2 trillion.

On June 12, Kraken staffer Nata shared an explanation for why SpaceX’s Pre-IPO order was only partially filled: global demand vastly exceeded the underwriter’s allocation, and the unfilled portion will be fully refunded with no fees. Earlier, Nata had posted that the subscription quota for SpaceX tokenized stock (SPCX) on Kraken’s xStocks platform was "much, much lower than expected—drastically reduced," with a footnote noting "hedging canceled." Kraken has yet to release an official statement on this matter.

On June 12, crypto exchange Coinbase announced it’s advancing its "Everything Exchange" strategy, with plans to integrate trading for cryptocurrencies, stocks, ETFs, prediction markets, perpetual contracts, and other assets under a single unified account. The platform will also offer 24/7 trading, fast settlement, and AI investment assistants. Coinbase noted it will host a "Take Control" event on June 16 to unveil the next phase of this strategy, which is expected to add more financial services including payments, lending, yield products, and asset staking.

On June 12, SpaceX’s Nasdaq bell-ringing ceremony officially wrapped up. Elon Musk wasn’t present at Nasdaq’s headquarters—he delivered his speech remotely from SpaceX’s Starbase facility in Texas. During his remarks, Musk reflected on SpaceX’s trajectory from very humble roots: “It’s hard to believe a company that started in a tiny El Segundo warehouse is now on track for the largest IPO in history. If someone had told me this years ago, I would’ve figured they were either pulling my leg or smoking something wild.” He also reaffirmed SpaceX’s long-term mission priorities: advancing interplanetary exploration, developing Starship, expanding Starlink, building space-based AI data centers, and other related initiatives.

June 12, Nasdaq: SpaceX remains in pre-IPO status and is set to begin trading soon.

June 12 — Per an official announcement, Bitget has launched trading for a total of 108 stock tokens, including rNDAQ (Nasdaq), rGM (General Motors), rEMR (Emerson Electric), rEOG (EOG Resources), rICE (Intercontinental Exchange), and rBSX (Boston Scientific). The tokens span sectors including energy, healthcare, financial services, and technology. According to reports, the rTokens—identified by a leading “r” followed by the stock’s ticker symbol (e.g., rNVDA for Nvidia)—are issued via Bitget’s licensed Real-World Asset (RWA) protocol Reality. Launched in collaboration with compliant brokerage firm Alpaca, these tokens grant users direct access to global liquidity pools such as the Nasdaq and NYSE. Key features include: a 1:1 reserve of the underlying asset held by a licensed custodian, stock dividends distributed in tokenized form at an equal 1:1 ratio, support for corporate actions like stock splits, and the ability to use token holdings as collateral for unified accounts and U-bas