Anthropic Will Make Its Public Debut In June Or July? Crypto Prediction Market Bettors Pick This Month Instead
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the SEC, signaling steps toward an initial public offering. This move positions it ahead of rival OpenAI. The filing follows a $65 billion Series H raise that valued the company at $965 billion. Prediction markets on Polymarket estimate an 89% probability of an IPO by December 31, 2026, with low confidence in June or July debuts.
Anthropic on Monday announced that it has taken the first steps to make its public debut.
The company revealed that it has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 to the SEC for a proposed initial public offering.
Anthropic has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI) June 1, 2026
Pending completion of SEC review, this gives us the option to pursue an initial public offering.
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"This gives us the option to pursue an initial public offering," the company said in a post on X.
With this move, Anthropic has gotten ahead of Sam Altman's OpenAI, which is gearing up for its own public debut.
Here's What Prediction Market Is Saying
Polymarket, a Polygon (CRYPTO: POL) based prediction platform that allows users to wager on an outcome using the USDC (CRYPTO: USDC) stablecoin is currently betting on a contract "Anthropic IPO by __?"
Over $100,000 has been bet on the contract so far.
According to bettors, the probability that it debuts in June or July is slim, at 1% and 3%, respectively. Bettors are, however, confident that Anthropic will make its debut this year, placing 89% probability on the company making its debut by December 31, 2026.
Anthropic's $65 Billion Raise
Anthropic's filing comes just days after it raised $65 billion in a Series H round, taking its valuation to $965 billion, ahead of OpenAI, which was valued at around $850 billion in late March.
Anthropic has also partnered with SpaceX for access to GPU capacity in its Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 plants.
In May, the company announced that its annual revenue run rate had surged to $47 billion, up from $10 billion a year ago.
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