IPO Watch - The Wire by FourthWeb - AI, RWA, & Web3 / Web4 Intelligence (Page 96)

AI Agent Economy Jun 25, 2026

General Intuition Raises $2.3B Teaching AI Robots With Fortnite Gameplay

The gap between an AI that can beat you at chess and one that can fold your laundry just got smaller—and the bridge is made of Fortnite replays.

Real World Assets Jun 25, 2026

Bitcoin Wipes Out $1.48B in Hours as Inflation Data Triggers Manipulation Claims

When $1.48 billion gets wiped out in hours, you're watching the difference between conviction and leverage in real time. Bitcoin dropped to $58K, a 21-month low, after US PCE inflation hit three-year highs, triggering $1.48B in total liquidations across crypto markets.

Real World Assets Jun 25, 2026

USDT0 Moved $100B While You Were Sleeping on Stablecoins

A wrapped stablecoin nobody was talking about 18 months ago just moved more value than most countries' annual GDP. USDT0 crossed $100 billion in transaction volume in just 525 days, making it one of the fastest-growing stablecoin products in crypto history

Real World Assets Jun 25, 2026

Pump.fun Posts $5M Legal Role as Regulatory Heat Intensifies

When your legal bill looks like a Series B term sheet, you're either building the future or preparing for a fight you can't afford to lose.

AI Agent Economy Jun 25, 2026

Agility Robotics Goes Public at $2.5B While Rivals Still Demo Prototypes

The humanoid robot company that actually ships units to real warehouses just raised the stakes on every AI robotics startup still showing demos. Agility Robotics is going public via SPAC at a $2.5B valuation, expecting to generate $620M in proceeds

Real World Assets Jun 25, 2026

Uniswap and Spark Launch $150M Stablecoin Layer to Challenge Banks

The stablecoin market is about to fork into two worlds: the walled gardens where banks keep their digital dollars locked up, and the liquidity superhighway where anyone can trade anything.

AI Agent Economy Jun 25, 2026

a16z Bets $15M That AI Cloud Networks Are Broken

The picks-and-shovels play for the AI infrastructure gold rush just got a $15M vote of confidence from Andreessen Horowitz. Netris raised $15M Series A led by a16z to accelerate deployment of AI-focused data centers ("neoclouds")

Human Imperative Jun 25, 2026

FERC Fast-Tracks AI Data Centers While Towns Collect 18,000 Signatures to Block Them

Federal regulators just fast-tracked AI infrastructure while locals gather 18,000 signatures to stop a single data center in their town.

AI Agent Economy Jun 25, 2026

Softbank CEO to Musk: Forget Space, Winner Takes Earth First

The race to train superintelligence just became a battle over altitude. Masayoshi Son is betting $19 billion on Earth-based AI infrastructure through Stargate, rejecting Musk's orbital data center concept as a distraction from immediate buildout needs

Real World Assets Jun 25, 2026

Bitcoin Dumps $1 Billion in Liquidations as AI Trade Collapses

The AI trade and crypto just proved they're the same trade, and [over $1 billion in liquidations](https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/06/25/live-markets-bitcoin-ether-lead-usd1-billion-liquidation-losses-as-ai-trade-keeps-going) was the tuition for everyone who missed that memo.

Human Imperative Jun 25, 2026

Musk Loses $100B in 12 Days as Trillionaire Status Evaporates

Twelve days at the top of the wealth mountain, then gravity kicked in. Musk's net worth fell to $970.2bn by market close Wednesday after Tesla and SpaceX shares dropped, ending his brief run as the world's first trillionaire

Real World Assets Jun 25, 2026

Kalshi Wants 8x Its Valuation in Eight Months

A company that was worth $5 billion eight months ago now wants $40 billion, and nobody's laughing it out of the room. Kalshi is in talks to raise capital at a $40 billion valuation, nearly double the $22 billion valuation it hit last month during its $1 billion funding round.

Real World Assets Jun 24, 2026

Kalshi Hits $40B Valuation While Polymarket Stays Stuck at $18B

The regulated platform is now worth more than twice its crypto-native rival, and that gap is about to get a lot wider. Kalshi is in talks to raise funding at a $40 billion valuation, nearly double its last round and $25 billion more than Polymarket's current valuation

AI Agent Economy Jun 24, 2026

Silicon Valley's $27M AI Safety Battle Ends With Nobody Winning

The AI safety fight just had its first electoral test — and neither side won cleanly enough to scare the other. Alex Bores lost New York's 12th Congressional District Democratic primary by a narrow margin after a $27 million proxy battle between pro-regulation and anti-regulation AI factions

AI Agent Economy Jun 24, 2026

Google's Gemini Now Controls Your Computer Like a Human Employee

Google just handed AI the mouse and keyboard, and the race to build agents that work like digital employees just went from crawl to sprint. Gemini 3.5 Flash can now control computers by viewing screens, moving cursors, clicking buttons, and typing text just like a human would.

AI Agent Economy Jun 24, 2026

Figma Just Turned Designers Into Coders With One AI Update

The design tool just became a dev environment—and brought its AI along for the ride. Figma announced AI-powered motion graphics, shader tools, and a coding layer that lets designers edit code directly in the canvas at its Config 2026 conference

AI Agent Economy Jun 24, 2026

OpenAI Built Its Own AI Chip to Break Nvidia's Grip

OpenAI just picked its lane in the chip wars, and it's not the one everyone expected. OpenAI launched Jalapeño, its first custom AI chip built with Broadcom, an ASIC designed specifically for inference (running queries, not training models)

AI Agent Economy Jun 24, 2026

Google's AI Designs Chips Humans Can't Reverse-Engineer—And They're Shipping Anyway

The AI that designs your next phone's radio chip won't explain how it works, and that's fine — as long as it works better than anything a human engineer could build in six months.

AI Agent Economy Jun 24, 2026

MoEngage Just Bought Every Customer Their Own AI Butler

MoEngage just paid for the infrastructure to give every customer their own AI butler — and they're betting billions of marketing dollars will follow. MoEngage acquired an undisclosed company in an all-cash deal to deploy individual AI agents for each customer in their marketing platform

AI Agent Economy Jun 18, 2026

OpenAI Admits Enterprises Had No Idea What They Were Spending on AI

OpenAI just admitted enterprise customers were flying blind on AI spend—and fixed it with finance-department-grade guardrails. OpenAI rolled out usage analytics and spend controls for ChatGPT Enterprise, giving organizations visibility into who's using what and budget caps to prevent runaway costs.