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SpaceX is among the many companies that hope their initial public offerings take off. AP Photo/John Raoux

SpaceX and OpenAI IPOs are unlikely to bring skyrocketing returns that Amazon and Apple did, as companies go public later in life and early investors cash out

In the old days, companies like Apple and Amazon went public early to access cash to grow. These days, soon-to-be-public companies are already flush with cash from private finance.
Crypto trading platforms, where millions of people buy and sell digital currencies, don’t just look like casinos. In many ways, they function like them. Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash

If crypto platforms feel like gambling it’s because it is: Users drawn to high‑risk behaviour

This article looks at how crypto platforms really work. Instead of simply being digital marketplaces, these platforms are designed to profit from user losses.

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