Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting

Pump.Fun’s Bounties Platform Is a Black Hole of Circular Grifting

Would you run into a crowded university lecture hall, fart into a megaphone, and bellow “fartcoin” at the top of your lungs? If so—and should you have the means to document this stunt on video, preferably capturing the audience’s reaction—you may claim a reward of approximately $1,000. The money, of course, will be dispensed in … Read more

Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire

Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire

There are thousands of billionaires across the world. But there is only one trillionaire. Elon Musk became the first person to amass a personal fortune of over $1,000,000,000,000—that’s 12 zeros—after shares of his rocket company SpaceX debuted on the Nasdaq stock exchange on Friday. SpaceX’s initial public offering on Thursday valued the company at nearly … Read more

You Probably Won’t Get Rich Off the SpaceX IPO

You Probably Won’t Get Rich Off the SpaceX IPO

One thing that seems certain about the SpaceX IPO is that it’s going to make lots of people very, very rich. Another is that you probably won’t be one of them. At least not any time soon. There’s extraordinary interest in Elon Musk’s rocket-and-AI company’s public debut, and for good reason. SpaceX was already the … Read more

Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment

Quantum Computing Is Having Its Public Market Moment

Quantinuum lost nearly $200 million last year, saw revenue drop the first quarter of 2026, and says its technology may never work–yet investors are clamoring to buy the stock. The quantum-computer maker boosted the price and number of shares it will issue on the Nasdaq ahead of its public debut on Thursday, indicating higher-than-anticipated demand. … Read more