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SpaceX IPO Scandal
Patrick Boyle examines SpaceX's planned IPO at a roughly $1.75 trillion valuation. He covers the merging of other Musk companies, orbital data center claims and the fast-track index rules that may help the listing.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN users cite it as the explanation of the tricks around the IPO and the index-inclusion rule changes.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Patrick Boyle
- Topic
- spacex ipo
- Format
- commentary
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2026–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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At 25:48 you have the explanation for the (multiple) tricks: [VIDEO] This Musk guy makes Ponzi look like the Pope.You almost have to admire it the way you admire a raccoon breaking into a triple locked trash can at 2 AM. You are furious. You …
johnbarron on Hacker News · 2026-03
In SpaceX IPO ScandalPatrick Boyle (fund manager, professor, youtuber) recently discussed this IPO on his channel. Informative and entertaining. [VIDEO]
superjan on Hacker News · 2026-04
In SpaceX Files to Go Public
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