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Polymarket launches private company trading so investors can speculate on Anthropic, OpenAI

Polymarket just opened the betting window on Anthropic and OpenAI valuations. Here's what the market is pricing in.

Reporting by CNBC Technology 1 min brief
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Why it matters

Prediction markets are now pricing private AI company milestones—IPO timing, valuations, secondary rounds—giving investors and founders real-time signals on how the market values the AI leader race. This is a new way capital allocation sentiment gets measured.

The key facts

5 to know

  1. Polymarket launching private company trading markets

  2. Markets tied to OpenAI and Anthropic valuations

  3. IPO timing predictions now tradeable

  4. Secondary market activity included

  5. Prediction market mechanism for AI company milestones

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Publisher excerpt: The company is launching prediction markets tied to private company milestones, including valuations, IPO timing and secondary-market activity for names like OpenAI and Anthropic.
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