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Kraken Launches Pre-IPO Perpetual Futures on Oura and Moonshot

  • —Kraken Pro launched OURAx and MOONSHOTx perpetuals on private firms pre-IPO
  • —Contracts grant no shares, voting rights or allocation in any future offering
  • —Leverage of up to 10x available for eligible participants
  • —Competition runs October 6 to November 6 with a $10,000 USDG prize pool
Why it matters: Crypto venues are pushing derivatives into pre-IPO exposure, giving retail synthetic access to private-company valuations with amplified risk.
Source: Bitcoinist