Exchanges· ★★★· bearish·

Fortune: 2025 crypto IPOs have been a wipeout, with Circle and Hyperliquid the exceptions

  • —Circle holds near its listing price largely thanks to its huge first-day pop in June 2025
  • —Figure trades about 19% below its IPO price versus a roughly 13% S&P 500 return
  • —Gemini shares have shriveled nearly 90%, cutting its market cap from $3.3B to about $500M
  • —Hyperliquid Strategies is the standout non-traditional listing, up more than 200%
Why it matters: The next IPO wave — Kraken (Payward), MetaMask, Ledger, MoonPay and Chainalysis — faces investor skepticism after most 2025 crypto debuts flopped.
Source: Fortune Crypto