Morning Minute: What Anthropic’s $1.4 Trillion IPO Means for Crypto

The first sale of a private company's shares to the public, after which the shares trade on a stock exchange.

An IPO raises money for the company and lets early owners and investors sell part of their stake.

A digital currency secured by cryptography and recorded on a blockchain, without a central bank issuing it.

Crypto prices are volatile, and governments are still deciding how to regulate it.

The first and largest cryptocurrency, created in 2009, with a fixed maximum supply and no central issuer.

Its price swings and adoption by funds and companies make it a bellwether for the whole crypto market.