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Another highly anticipated IPOs is happening today. Cryptocurrency trading platform Bullish is expected to make its debut on the stock market. Already, its stocks initial public offering price has been revised up multiple times, suggesting a healthy appetite for shares. However, only time will tell if its IPO will end up going the way of Circle or eToro, two other crypto-related companies that went public in recent months. Heres what you need to know about Bullishs IPO. What is Bullish? Founded in 2021, Bullish is a cryptocurrency exchange that focuses on spot and derivatives trading. Its CEO is Thomas Farley, who was previously the president of the NYSE Group, which operates the New York Stock Exchange. Bullish received an early investment from VC heavyweight Peter Thiel. The company says it has more than 275 employees. For its most recent quarter, which was its Q1 2025 period, Bullish says it had $647 billion in total spot volume, according to its Form F-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Additionally, Bullish says it had $111 billion in total perpetual futures volume for the quarter. The company said its average daily volume totals around $2.6 billion, and that trading volume for Q1 2025 was up 78% versus the same quarter a year earlier. However, Bullish isnt only a crypto exchange. In 2023, the company purchased the crypto media outlet CoinDesk from the Digital Currency Group. CoinDesk, according to Bullish, now has 48 million unique visitors annually. It also receives more than 600 million monthly API calls to its CoinDesk Data offerings. Bullish IPO share price rises yet again One already notable thing about Bullishs IPO is that ever since the company announced its intention to go public, its estimated IPO share price has continually risen. As Fast Company reported yesterday, Bullish initially said its shares would be offered for $28 to $31 each. But on Monday, the company upped its estimated initial share price to between $32 and $33 each. That estimated initial share price was again revised upwards later in the day yesterday, to its final IPO offering price of $37 per share. In addition to its increased IPO price, Bullish also raised the number of shares it offered in its IPO. Initially, Bullish said it would issue 20.3 million shares in its IPO. Its final share issue was nearly 50% higher, at 30 million shares. In its Form F-1 filed with the SEC, Bullish says its plans to use the proceeds from its IPO for general corporate and working capital purposes, including funding potential future acquisitions. When is Bullishs IPO? Bullish priced its shares yesterday and is expected to begin trading today: Wednesday, August 13, 2025. What is Bullishs stock ticker? Bullishs stock will trade under the ticker BLSH. What exchange will Bullish shares trade on? Bullish shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). What is the IPO share price of BLSH? Bullishs IPO price is $37 per share. As previously noted, thats a significant increase from the $28 to $31 price range that Bullish shares were forecast initially to begin trading at. Its also higher than BLSHs revised expected range of between $32 and $33 each. The fact that BLSH shares have been continually revised upwards suggests there is strong interest in the stock. How many BLSH shares are available in its IPO? In the companys latest press release on the matter, Bullish announced that it is offering 30,000,000 ordinary shares in its IPO. How much did Bullish raise in its IPO? With 30 million shares sold at $37 each, it means that Bullish raised approximately $1.11 billion from its IPO. How much is Bullish worth? Bullish is now valued at around $5.4 billion, according to Reuters. How have other crypto IPOs done this year? Bullishs IPO will be closely watched today as its performance will be used to judge investor confidence in other potential cryptocurrency-related IPOs. In general, investors have been more bullish (no pun intended) on cryptocurrencies and crypto-related companies since President Donald Trump took office. Trumps administration is seen as being much more friendly to the crypto industry, and it has passed significant laws giving clarity to the regulations surrounding the industry. When it comes to IPOs, this crypto-friendly climate has perhaps benefited no other company more than Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), an issuer of stablecoins. Since CRCL shares went public in early June, they have surged more than 400% as of yesterdays close (at one point, they were up more than 750%). However, while Circle shares have surged, another crypto company has seen less stellar results since its IPO. In May, crypto trading platform eToro Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: ETOR) went public. But according to Yahoo Finance data, as of yesterdays market close, ETOR shares have lost 2.4% of their value since its IPO. Many on Wall Street will be eagerly watching Bullishs stock price over the next several weeks to see if it will follow in the footsteps of Circle or eToroor somewhere in between.
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The nations electronic vehicle charging network is getting more reliableand Tesla Superchargers are leading that advancement. To get more people into electric vehicles, we need a robust EV charging network. That doesnt just mean having accessible chargers; it means public chargers must be reliable, offer a good customer experience, and can’t be too expensive. For years, public chargers have been plagued with reliability issues. A 2024 study found that one in five EV charging attempts at public stations fail. Imagine if you go to a traditional gas station and 2 out of 10 times the pumps are out of order, study lead Omar Asensio told Harvard Business School at the time. Consumers would revolt. President Donald Trump has also thrown the state of the EV charging network into question. In February, he paused funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program, cutting off millions of dollars for EV chargers. (This week, Trump allowed NEVIs $5 billion in funding to keep flowing to states, with revised guidelines.) Still, despite that pause, the EV charging network has been growing. And theres been progress with the state of those public EV chargers, according to J.D. Power, which today released findings from its 2025 U.S. Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study. ‘Non-charging visits’ are declining The top takeaway is that the EV charging network is the most reliable its been in years. Just 14% of EV owners say they visited a charger without successfully charging their vehicle. A non-charging visit, as J.D. Power calls it, could occur because of wait times at public chargers, but the majority of such visits happen because the charger is out of service or not working properly. Thats down five percentage points from 2024, and marks the lowest level in four years. It also matches the all-time low since J.D. Power began tracking these visits in early 2021. Tesla Superchargers have the lowest percentage of failed charging visits, at just 4%. Other charging companies including Electrify America (6%), Red E (10%), and EVgo (12%) were all below that average for failed visits as well. Tesla chargers: Satisfaction is high but declining Tesla also leads the EV charging companies in terms of customer satisfactionbut that satisfaction has dipped. On a 1,000-point scale, Tesla Superchargers have a customer satisfaction with a score of 709the top of the J.D. Power study, but also a 22-point drop from last year. Other EV charging networks, including the Mercedes-Benz Charging Network, Rivian Adventure Network, and Ford Charge collectively earned a satisfaction score of 709 as well, but these werent ranked in the study because of their limited footprint. J.D. Power measures satisfaction across multiple factors, like speed, the physical condition of charging station, things to do while charging, safety, cost, and how easy it is to pay. ‘Very easy to use’if you drive a Tesla Teslas drop in satisfaction seems to come mostly from non-Tesla owners. Tesla has facilitated an experience for its owners by creating an optimal technical environment that makes the charging process very easy to use and complete payments, says Brent Gruber, executive director of the EV practice at J.D. Power. That process isnt quite as streamlined for non-Tesla owners. Non-Tesla owners using the Superchargers are particularly less satisfied than Tesla owners with the cost of charging; non-Tesla drivers are often charged a higher per-kilowatt-hour rate. Tesla has faced a challenging year, with sales plunging as EV drivers look to distance themselves from CEO Elon Musk. Tesla owners have also been trading in their EVs at all-time high levels. Charging costs are a concern for EV drivers across vehicle and charging types, though. Satisfaction with charging costs for both Level 2 and DC fast chargers dropped to 459 (down 16 points) and 430 (down 16 points), respectively, on a 1,000-point scale. Some of that may be because new fast charging networks kept their prices low as they built out their presence, and because free charging was sometimes a perk for new EV purchases. Electricity rates have also been rising across the country, which affects EV charging prices.
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With artificial intelligence progressing at a rate that can generously be described as unprecedented, many students considering college are wondering what a traditional degree may have to offer in these rapidly changing times. In fact, AI skills and background education were top of the list of factors taken into account as LinkedIn assembled its first-ever list of top colleges, which was released on August 12. While the list also prioritizes other categories culled from its dataincluding hiring rates, job mobility, and alumni networksthe special breakout category that many will surely be most interested in is the one that shows the highest percentages of grads entering the workforce in AI-focused jobs. Many grads are probably concerned about the ability of traditional four-year programs to equip them for this new job landscape, which is understandable as most professionals are currently unclear about how it will impact their companies futures. According to LinkedIn, 81% of C-suite executives are favoring job candidates that are comfortable with AI tools. Which schools are most AI focused? The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) comes in at the top of two lists, including the highest percentage of recent graduates going into AI fields, and the highest percentage of new grads listing AI literary and engineering skills on their LinkedIn profiles. LinkedIn also found that Caltech offers a range of AI-focused classes and overall programs, including AI4Science initiative, which the website describes as an initiative aimed at bringing AI researchers with experts from other disciplines to push modern AI tools into every area of science and engineering. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) came in second in both categories, with University of California-Berkeley, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvey Mudd, and University of California-San Diego also appearing on both lists. Schools with the highest percentage of recent grads going into AI occupations California Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carnegie Mellon University Harvey Mudd College University of California-Berkeley Stanford University University of Rochester University of California-San Diego University of Chicago Harvard University Schools with the highest percentage of recent grads adding AI-related skills on LinkedIn profiles California Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Harvey Mudd College Stanford University Carnegie Mellon University University of California-Berkeley University of California-San Diego Brown University Georgia Institute of Technology Princeton University While these two breakout categories are particularly relevant for those considering tech fields, the larger list looks at more traditional considerations for students, including job placement, recruiter demand, career success, network strength, and knowledge breadth. They also specify notable skills listed by grads from the top schools. For the overall list, Princeton took home the top spot, with Duke and the University of Pennsylvania taking the second and third spots. The entire list can be found on LinkedIns website.
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