Anthropic is going public, with its offering price range set at $70 to $78. It is expected to officially enter the public markets next week. As the most closely watched AI company outside OpenAI, the quality of this IPO will directly affect the valuation benchmark for the entire AI sector.

A few things worth watching closely:

1. The valuation implied by this pricing is not cheap. Whether the market buys in will depend on subscription demand and the stock’s performance on its first day of trading. If it performs strongly, risk appetite could spill over, and AI-themed sectors in the crypto market often heat up in tandem.

2. Traditional investors are moving faster to secure positions in core AI assets. As a wave of star companies from the private market heads for the public markets, AI-themed tokens in crypto face two opposing forces: on one side, attention and capital are being diverted to traditional AI assets; on the other, a hotter sector could create a positive feedback loop in market sentiment.

3. For ordinary investors, rather than chasing vague concepts, it’s better to first ask yourself one question: Do the tokens you hold actually have real demand for computing power, revenue, and users behind them, or are they valued solely on the “AI + Crypto” label?

The moment Anthropic rings the opening bell will also be the moment the market reprices AI assets. It’s worth keeping a close eye on which way the tide turns.

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