Crypto Firm BitGo Kicks off Huge Year for IPOs
What’s more appealing: loads of cash or the ability to avoid the public spotlight and the scrutiny that comes with it? In 2026, more companies are choosing the former, and a crypto company is the first to the party.
BitGo made its public market debut last week, serving as both a kickoff for what Wall Street expects to be a monster year for IPOs and a market taste test for digital asset public listings following crypto’s recent nosedive. Bitcoin’s price hit an all-time high of around $126,000 in October, but was trading closer to $90,000 at the end of last week.
Priced above the expected range at $18, shares of crypto custody firm BitGo surged on its first day of trading before paring most of the gains, then sliding further…
