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Featured thesis October 2026 Perpetual futures • Europe • Valuation

Europe is the prize. Extended aims to become the everything exchange for Europe — global perps, EU licences and a path to stocks — with eToro bringing 3m+ funded accounts in the EU & UK and Circle providing the rails via Arc. The valuation case is built on a single 18× forward multiple on projected revenue.

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Valuation — 18× forward P/E

  • Launch floor$150–200m FDV
  • Bear — $21m revenue~$380m
  • Base — $48m revenue~$860m
  • Bull — $87m revenue~$1.6bn
  • Polymarket implied~$200–250m

Fully diluted valuation at 18× projected revenue. Circulating market cap at 30% float: floor $50–66m, bear ~$110m, base ~$260m, bull ~$470m.