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Anthropic generated $16.3 billion in revenue in the first half of the year. The company may not be able to achieve or sustain profitability going forward. Anthropic posted a net loss of $80.7 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2026. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are leading the firm's initial public offering (IPO).

According to Binance's pre-market contract data, after Anthropic publicly filed for a Nasdaq IPO, its pre-market contracts rose more than 4% in a short period, surging to hit $1,972.22 at one point, and have now pulled back to $1,906.79, with its valuation potentially exceeding $1.9 trillion.

S&P Global has announced the completion of its acquisition of on-chain security firm OpenZeppelin. The deal was first unveiled on September 17, 2026, with specific financial terms undisclosed. S&P Global stated that the acquisition will complement its digital asset risk assessment business, helping traditional financial institutions and on-chain finance companies evaluate smart contract and underlying technology risks. Founded in 2015, OpenZeppelin offers smart contract security audits, secure development services, and open-source contract libraries. Its security team has completed over 900 audit projects, uncovering more than 10,000 vulnerabilities before product launches; its open-source smart contract library OpenZeppelin Contracts has supported cumulative value transfers exceeding $38 trillion, covering multiple major stablecoins and tokenized funds. Post-acquisition, OpenZeppelin will operate as an independent business unit, with founder Demian Brener remaining in his role and reporting to Yann Le Pallec, President of S&P Global Ratings. The firm confirmed that OpenZeppelin Contracts will continue to be open-source, free, and publicly maintained. S&P Global believes that as more financial assets and capital market activities shift on-chain, smart contract and underlying technology risk assessment will grow increasingly important. The acquisition aims to combine OpenZeppelin’s on-chain security technology with S&P Global’s institutional client network and global distribution capabilities to expand its digital asset risk assessment services.

Strategy founder Michael Saylor said in a post that the company repurchased $205 million worth of STRC last week, and currently holds 848,517 bitcoins and $5.1 billion in U.S. dollar assets. STRC is a perpetual preferred stock issued by Strategy. The repurchase and latest asset data reflect that the company is adjusting its capital structure while maintaining a large-scale bitcoin position. STRC was down 0.02% in pre-market trading, trading at $99.35.

According to an official announcement, Bitget has launched a new Standard+ trading mode for its CFD products, further enriching users’ diversified trading options. Under this mode, no fixed trading fees are charged—only standard overnight fees apply, and an integrated spread mechanism is used. All trading instruments carry a .p suffix (e.g., XAUUSD.p), covering all product types. The underlying configurations such as tiered leverage and contract size remain consistent with the ECN mode. Users can switch to this mode for trading only when their account has no open positions or pending orders. Web users can access the switching pop-up via "Account Preferences" > "Account Mode"; App users need to update their Bitget App to version 2.95.0 or higher, then tap "Account Mode" on the trading page to switch. Currently, Bitget’s CFD platform supports four account modes: Standard+, ECN, 0-Fee, and Pro, enabling users to choose flexibly based on their trading frequency and strategy requirements.

IOSG Ventures has announced an investment in Fun, a global financial infrastructure provider targeting the internet market. Fun offers fiat transactions, payment routing, and cross-chain settlement services for prediction markets, on-chain perpetual contract platforms, and DeFi applications, enabling users to transfer funds across various fiat currencies, digital assets, and blockchain networks. According to IOSG, Polymarket’s fiat transactions are all processed via Fun, and platforms including Lighter and Aave also utilize its services. Currently, Fun’s annualized transaction volume stands at $100 billion, with operations spanning over 150 countries and regions and supporting more than 50 payment methods. IOSG noted that as prediction markets, on-chain trading platforms, and tokenized asset applications expand, the smooth flow of funds in and out will directly affect user conversion rates and platform growth. Fun aims to reduce the complexity for platforms of independently integrating fiat onramps, wallets, stablecoins, and multiple blockchains through a unified fund access layer. The company was founded by Alex Fine in 2022.