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9/14/2026 6:49:00 AM

SpaceX: Pre-IPO Perps Price 4.9% From Nasdaq Open

SpaceX: Pre-IPO Perps Price 4.9% From Nasdaq Open

SpaceX opened Nasdaq at $150 while pre-IPO perps sat at $157.40. Tokenized equities show $376.3B perps volume versus $7.5B spot in July with 0.996 correlation.

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SpaceX listed on Nasdaq at $150 while onchain pre-IPO perps traded at $157.40 the night before, missing the open by 4.9% without order book or reference price. July data across the tokenized equities market reveals $376.3B in perpetuals volume against $7.5B spot, a 50-to-1 ratio. Post-listing perps tracked Nasdaq at 0.996 correlation while spot wrappers reached only 0.95 and slipped to a 13.1% discount in the June rally. Over 70% of open interest concentrates on two venues, exposing structural fragility including a 20% flash crash in SK Hynix perps during off-hours.


Bobby Ong

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Co-founder & COO @coingecko and @geckoterminal. Bootstrapping in the crypto space since 2013.