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Musk pledges one SpaceX share to every U.S. child, a gift valued at nearly $11 billion

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Elon Musk says he will give a share of SpaceX to every child in the United States. The pledge follows Anthropic’s announcement that it will allocate part of its shares to a public benefit fund, amid other tech-industry efforts to direct wealth toward the public.

Discovered 2026-10-19T02:04:36.233650-07:00 | 2026-10-19T02:04:36.233650-07:00

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  • At current market prices, the proposed gifts would be worth nearly $11 billion, making the pledge a major potential distribution of equity in a private space company.
  • The announcement follows Anthropic’s plan to commit a portion of its shares to a public benefit fund, reflecting a broader push by technology companies and founders to channel company wealth toward public beneficiaries.

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