Bloomberg says Asian investors are turning to crypto derivatives related to Anthropic
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The report said that some Asian investors, unable to participate directly in Anthropic's proposed IPO, have turned to valuation-linked crypto perpetual contracts.
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Bloomberg: Anthropic IPO draws attention due to high participation barriers, prompting Asian investors to turn to indirect investment channels such as crypto derivatives
PANews October 29 reported, citing Bloomberg, that Anthropic's planned IPO valuation could reach 1500000000000 USD, and that it plans to invest approximately 800000000000 USD in computing infrastructure. TSMC,SK SK hynix, and Samsung Electronics are expected to benefit. Due to strong subscription demand and related restrictions, it is difficult for Asian investors to participate directly in IPO, so they have begun turning to indirect investment channels such as crypto derivatives. Reportedly,OKX and Binance have launched perpetual contracts linked to Anthropic's valuation, while related perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid's EntropyIO platform at one point implied a valuation of approximately 1880000000000 USD. However, Anthropic still faces risks including uncertainty over its path to profitability, high funding requirements for its AI projects, and intense industry competition. Such “proxy” investments may also be affected by other industry factors.
PANews said the information came from a Bloomberg report.
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The report said Anthropic's planned IPO valuation could reach 1500000000000 USD。
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The report said Anthropic plans to invest approximately 800000000000 USD in computing infrastructure.
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The report said TSMC,SK SK hynix, and Samsung Electronics are expected to benefit.
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The report said that, due to strong subscription demand and related restrictions, it is difficult for Asian investors to participate directly in IPO.
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The report said OKX and Binance have launched perpetual contracts linked to Anthropic's valuation.
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The report said that related perpetual contracts on Hyperliquid's EntropyIO platform at one point implied a valuation of approximately 1880000000000 USD。
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The risks listed in the report include uncertainty over the path to profitability, high funding requirements for AI projects, intense industry competition, and the possibility that “proxy” investments may be affected by other industry factors.
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IPO is a company's first public offering of shares. The indirect channels described in the report do not involve directly holding Anthropic shares, but rather trading perpetual contracts linked to its valuation; therefore, contract performance may also be affected by the platform and other industry factors.
Why it matters to readers
If direct participation in the proposed IPO faces high barriers, investment demand may flow into valuation-linked products; meanwhile, TSMC,SK SK hynix, and Samsung Electronics were reported as potential beneficiaries of investment in computing infrastructure.
Beginners should distinguish between directly holding IPO shares and trading valuation-linked contracts: the latter is merely an indirect channel and cannot be equated with holding Anthropic shares.
Risks and unknowns
IPO remains a plan, and the specific valuation and whether it will be implemented cannot yet be confirmed based on the evidence in this report.
Approximately 800000000000 USD of planned investment in computing infrastructure has not been substantiated by original documents.
The specific rules, liquidity, and continued availability of the relevant perpetual contracts are unclear.
1880000000000 USD is the contract-implied valuation and does not equal the confirmed IPO valuation.
The report did not specify the details of the “related restrictions.”
The information was relayed by PANews from a Bloomberg report and lacks independent verification through materials beyond the present input.
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A derivative contract with no expiration date, designed for continuous holding, whose funding rate mechanism helps keep its price close to that of the underlying asset.
