
SpaceX shares slipped to $132.15 on July 15, a 40% decline from the June peak. Tokenized equity trading surged 145% in June, led by Backpack's SPCX token. July volume data will test demand.
SpaceX shares traded below their $135 IPO price for the first time on July 15, closing at $132.15. The stock has fallen 40% from its June 12 intraday high of $225.64.
The company raised $86 billion in what was the largest IPO on record. SpaceX's private valuation jumped from $350 billion in December 2024 to an estimated $800 billion by the end of last year, tied to its Starlink business and growing AI infrastructure contracts.
The post-IPO rally lasted days. The stock surged more than 67% above the offering price before a broader technology sell-off reversed those gains. Roughly $1.4 trillion in market capitalization has been erased since the peak.
SpaceX shares have struggled in the public market. Tokenized versions of the stock have found a different audience in the crypto market. Trading volume in tokenized equities hit $3.86 billion in June, a 145% increase from May, according to platform data. SpaceX-related tokens accounted for $1.19 billion of that total, or roughly 31% of the month's activity.
Backpack Securities handled a large share of the volume through its SPCX token. The token gave crypto traders direct exposure to SpaceX shares. Traders cited liquidity constraints and tracking discrepancies between the token and the underlying equity.
SpaceX trades at a significant premium to its current revenue, based on consensus estimates. Quarterly earnings reports will give investors a public benchmark against the projections that pushed its private valuation to $800 billion.
July volume data, due in early August, is the next read on demand after the stock fell below its IPO price.
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