Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnRob IsbittsTue, June 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM GMT+2 4 min readA concept image of a ticker tape that says Going Public by iQoncept via ShutterstockThe gap between digital assets and traditional public company stocks has been narrowing, and recently, that trend has been accelerating. On Monday, Coinbase (COIN) officially launched pre-IPO perpetual futures contracts tied to artificial intelligence heavyweights OpenAI and Anthropic, following its earlier rollout of a similar vehicle for the recently public SpaceX (SPCX). This move allows eligible non-U.S. retail traders to gain synthetic price exposure to high-profile, venture-backed private firms before they ever reach a public stock exchange. A decade ago, this might have been considered akin to virtual reality. Now, it's very much real.More News from BarchartD-Wave Just Unveiled a Major Quantum Breakthrough. QBTS Stock Looks Ready for Another Surge.Micron Technology Earnings: Bull Put Spread Trade