The IPO feast for AI unicorns has hit the pause button! OpenAI is reportedly delaying its public listing until 2027, and SpaceX has plummeted, becoming the most glaring warning sign.

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01/08/2026
According to the Zhitong Finance APP, the frenzy over the "largest IPO in history" lasted less than two weeks, with SpaceX plummeting from a peak of $225 to a dramatic drop of $108, triggering a profound confidence tsunami across the entire AI capital market. According to several insiders, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has significantly withdrawn from its initial ambition of "going public as early as this fall," now clearly leaning toward postponing its IPO timeline until 2027. Behind this delay is a direct collision between CEO Sam Altman's insistence on a trillion-dollar valuation bottom line and the harsh realities of the market.