Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup famous for its “Claude” chatbot, has taken a decisive step toward going public. According to recent reports, Anthropic has enlisted law firm Wilson Sonsini to begin preparing for a potential public listing in 2026.
People with knowledge of the matter told the outlet that the AI startup has begun preliminary talks with top investment banks about an IPO. The company has also recently gained momentum.
By September, the company reported that its business customer count had exceeded 300,000, compared to fewer than 1,000 two years ago. It added that its large accounts — worth at least $100,000 in annualized revenue — have increased by more than seven times in the last year.
An IPO could provide Anthropic with a more efficient way to raise capital, broaden its access to public markets, and offer leverage for future acquisitions — especially as AI adoption surges and enterprise demand for large language models continues to increase.
Anthropic appears to be signaling its seriousness to investors after hiring various experienced executives and initiating internal procedures aligned with those of public companies.
Anthropic’s IPO could boost its valuation to $300 billion
Discussions about a potential Anthropic IPO are still preliminary and informal, indicating that the firm is not yet close to selecting banks for the deal. The firm’s spokesperson had remarked, “It’s fairly standard practice for companies operating at our scale and revenue level to effectively operate as if they are publicly traded companies.
We haven’t made any decisions about when or even whether to go public, and don’t have any news to share at this time.”
Nonetheless, people familiar with the matter believe the firm is working toward a private funding round that could lift its valuation above $300 billion. The company is also predicting a surge in its annualized revenue run rate, potentially reaching around $26 billion next year.
Aside from Antropic, OpenAI is also laying plans for an IPO, with an estimated valuation of as much as $1 trillion, Reuters said. The company is expected to file with regulators in the second half of 2026.
According to reports, the firm is reportedly eyeing a starting point of around $60 billion for the raise, although it is likely to be higher. However, sources have cautioned that the details have yet to be finalized and could shift depending on market trends and business momentum.
Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar has signaled a 2027 listing timeline to some associates, though some advisers think a late-2026 listing is possible. The company’s spokesperson even noted, “An IPO is not our focus, so we could not possibly have set a date. We are building a durable business and advancing our mission so everyone benefits from AGI.”
Insiders believe that the IPO would provide the firm with more efficient fundraising tools and a greater ability to make large acquisitions using its own stock — a crucial component for Altman’s massive AI infrastructure plans.
Anthropic has acquired the startup Bun
Anthropic recently confirmed it acquired Bun, marking its first acquisition. However, the terms of the deal are still private. In its press release, Anthropic portrayed Bun as an all-in-one solution—runtime, package manager, bundler, and test runner—that enhances the JavaScript and TypeScript developer experience by making it faster, more reliable, and more enjoyable.
It argued that the two companies will work to make Bun the best runtime for JavaScript developers while improving workflow features in Claude Code.
Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer of Anthropic, noted, “Bun represents exactly the kind of technical excellence we want to bring into Anthropic. Jarred and his team rethought the entire JavaScript toolchain from first principles while remaining focused on real use cases.”
Bun already boasts over 7 million monthly downloads, 82,000 GitHub stars, and adoption by companies such as Midjourney and Lovable, to improve workflow speed and productivity.
On related news, Crypto-friendly Old Glory Bank is set to go public through a planned SPAC merger with Digital Asset Acquisition Corporation. The deal will allow the US-based lender to list on the stock market more quickly, using Digital Asset Acquisition Corporation’s status as a pre-listed Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) to streamline the process.
The two are hoping to create a new firm, OGB Financial Company, which will be registered in the state of Texas. Following the merger, the new company will be listed on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and will trade under the symbol OGB.
The announcement published on Tuesday stated that this deal is expected to be completed at the end of the first quarter or early in the second quarter of 2026, pending approval from both the government and the company’s shareholders.
Integrating crypto into daily banking
Old Glory Bank sets itself apart from the pack as it’s putting online currency back into everyday banking. Old Glory Bank’s goal, however, is to become the first chartered banking institution in America to fully incorporate cryptocurrency into its traditional banking services.
The bank, which was co-founded by its chief innovation officer, Michael Shaw, said it wants to make it easier for customers to transfer funds across channels, both to and from. One can deposit digital money saved on the blockchain into a regular bank account, while also remitting cash from a bank account into a portion of the cryptocurrency as it becomes available.
Shaw also spoke about the OGB Freedom Offramp, a new tool currently in development and pending patent registration. This tool is expected to allow end-users to instantly convert cryptocurrency into ‘fiat’ money and deposit it directly into their bank account.
This should be a big deal, because in the age of cryptocurrency, countless people have to use various programs across multiple platforms — encompassing not just one app but several different interfaces online—to get money around. Old Glory Bank offers to speed up, simplify, and protect from all this.
Old Glory Bank has a fascinating history. It began as the First State Bank of Elmore City, Oklahoma, over 100 years ago. Old Glory Holding Company, the company that acquired the bank in 2022, had to rebrand it as Old Glory Bank.
Afterwards, the bank announced that it aimed to provide “digital-first banking solutions.” This means that a modern online banking service for its clientele will cover all 50 states.
Old Glory Bank joins other major corporations that seem certain that digital money will be central to the direction of finance.
