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A pre-listing valuation of $2.4 trillion trades on perpetual futures

development2026-05-18

Claim

SpaceX opened for trading on perpetual futures at a $2.4 trillion valuation ahead of what would be the largest listing in history, with Musk saying Starship is built to lift over a megaton to orbit yearly.

Reported metric: $2.4T / 1 megaton

Reporting date: 2026-05-18 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to May 18, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to May 18, 2026

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SpaceX

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An exchange rewrites index rules so one listing qualifies immediately

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A pre-listing valuation of $2.4 trillion trades on perpetual futures
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Reporting date: 2026-05-18
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-05-18-a-two-point-four-trillion-perpetual
Claim: SpaceX opened for trading on perpetual futures at a $2.4 trillion valuation ahead of what would be the largest listing in history, with Musk saying Starship is built to lift over a megaton to orbit yearly.
Attributed sources:
- Welcome to May 18, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-may-18-2026
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