MEXC Editorial Team

SpaceX shares extended their post-IPO pullback after the company disclosed plans to enter the bond market despite reporting more than $100 billion in cash and equivalents. The move highlights a key shift in investor focus. The first week after the IPO was dominated by scarcity, momentum, and index-inclusion speculation. Now the market is beginning to evaluate whether SpaceX's valuation can be supported by future cash flows, Starlink growth, and Starship execution rather than IPO enthusiasm alone.

Micron reports fiscal third-quarter 2026 results after the market close on June 24, with expectations already set at record levels. The company’s own guidance points to $33.5 billion in revenue, roughly 81% non-GAAP gross margin, and $19.15 in non-GAAP EPS, following a fiscal second quarter that already delivered record revenue, margin, EPS, and free cash flow. That makes this report less about whether AI demand is strong and more about whether AI-driven memory scarcity can last long enough to justify a structural rerating of Micron, rather than another peak-cycle moment in DRAM and NAND.

The UK has relaxed stablecoin regulations by removing retail holding limits, while South Korea plans to expand Travel Rule requirements across more crypto transactions. Ethereum ecosystem development gained momentum with the launch of Ethlabs, backed by Joe Lubin, Bitmine, and SharpLink. Meanwhile, tokenized banking infrastructure continues to grow as Anchorage Digital introduced a platform enabling banks to issue and manage on-chain tokenized deposits.

Today's market focus centers on the growing competition between tokenized assets and crypto capital, the continued expansion of stablecoin infrastructure, and institutional adoption of blockchain-based financial services. SpaceX’s valuation has surged to nearly twice Bitcoin’s market capitalization, while privacy protocol Zama launched retail-facing private asset transfers. Meanwhile, stablecoin payment, tokenized securities, and prediction market infrastructure continue attracting significant institutional investment.

SpaceX’s post-IPO rally has evolved beyond a simple first-day demand story. After pricing its shares at $135, opening near $150, and quickly surging past the $200 threshold, the market is now entering a critical testing phase. The most significant shift is the entry of derivatives: the emergence of record first-day options activity has transformed SpaceX from a standard IPO momentum play into a complex, volatility-driven price-discovery narrative. In this new regime, round-number psychological levels, dealer hedging, and implied volatility often dictate short-term price action as much as the company’s long-term aerospace ambitions.

This week’s crypto market focus centers on the rapid expansion of tokenized real-world assets (RWA), accelerating stablecoin adoption, and deeper integration between traditional finance and blockchain infrastructure. Coinbase is preparing to launch 1:1 backed tokenized stocks, Circle has minted 3.5 billion USDC over the past week, and the global RWA market has surpassed $43 billion. Meanwhile, State Street introduced a stablecoin reserve fund aligned with the GENIUS Act framework, highlighting growing institutional participation in digital asset infrastructure.

SpaceX’s post-listing rally has turned one of the world’s most watched stocks into a crypto-market momentum theme. On MEXC, the SPCXUSDT perpetual contract traded at 214.19 at the time of the latest platform snapshot, after moving between 167.49 and 228.29 over the past 24 hours. The product recorded 2.468 million SPCX in 24-hour volume and 482.002 million USDT in 24-hour turnover, showing that SpaceX-related momentum is being actively traded rather than only discussed as a market narrative.

SpaceX completed its IPO and reached a market capitalization of over $2.28 trillion, becoming one of the world's most valuable assets. Prediction market activity surged, with SPCX perpetual volume exceeding $1.4 billion in a single day and Kalshi introducing AI-powered contract governance tools. Meanwhile, major crypto and fintech firms continued expanding into AI infrastructure, cross-border payments, and tokenized finance. BlackRock's Bitcoin Yield ETF launch and Standard Chartered's bullish $100 UNI target further highlighted growing institutional confidence in digital assets.

Tokenized SpaceX share products drew over $1 billion in crypto demand around its historic IPO, but platforms failed to complete allocations due to severe supply shortages from provider xStocks. While The Wall Street Journal reported massive unmet demand, crypto venues were forced to backtrack. An official Bybit SpaceX offering update confirmed a 100% automatic refund to subscribers. Concurrently, the Kraken SpaceX IPO support page clarified that its xStocks product provides pure price exposure without direct ownership or voting rights. The episode highlights that despite blockchain efficiency, tokenized equities remain bound by real-world asset scarcity, exposing distinct boundaries between actual stock ownership and crypto-native synthetic exposure.

Crypto markets saw ETF outflows, regulatory shifts, and rising tokenization trends. Key highlights include SpaceX IPO optimism, SEC tokenization policy plans, CFTC derivatives expansion, and growing AI-agent financial infrastructure. Stablecoin adoption and institutional crypto services continue to expand globally amid tighter regulations and increasing market volatility.