The Trump administration's push for direct equity stakes in strategic companies, aimed at bolstering U.S. supply chains in semiconductors, critical minerals, defense technology, and AI amid competition with China, drives trader sentiment. Recent developments include the Commerce Department's $50 million equity investment alongside a record $620 million Pentagon loan to rare-earth firm Vulcan Elements, sparking congressional scrutiny and a failed subpoena attempt against Donald Trump Jr. over his firm's prior stake, as well as criticism of deals with Trilogy Metals for Alaska mining. Prior stakes in Intel, MP Materials, U.S. Steel, and USA Rare Earth set precedents. Upcoming cabinet meetings, FY2027 budget debates, and potential executive orders on national security could prompt further announcements in defense contractors or quantum computing firms by year-end resolution.
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Dec 31, 2026
Anduril
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TSMC
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OpenAI
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Palantir
36%
Nvidia
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GlobalFoundries
24%
Lockheed Martin
38%
TikTok US / Bytedance
24%
Freeport-McMoRan
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IonQ
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Anthropic
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Rigetti
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Eli Lilly
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Pfizer
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Samsung Electronics
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$56,084 Vol.
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$38,881 Vol.
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$0 Vol.
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TSMC
$0 Vol.
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OpenAI
$0 Vol.
25%
Palantir
$0 Vol.
36%
Nvidia
$8,599 Vol.
12%
GlobalFoundries
$586 Vol.
24%
Lockheed Martin
$0 Vol.
38%
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$278 Vol.
24%
Freeport-McMoRan
$0 Vol.
27%
IonQ
$0 Vol.
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Micron
$0 Vol.
21%
D-Wave
$0 Vol.
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Anthropic
$558 Vol.
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Rigetti
$0 Vol.
15%
Eli Lilly
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27%
Pfizer
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This market will resolve to “Yes” if the U.S. federal government takes a stake in the listed company by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Takes a stake refers to the U.S. federal government acquiring direct equity ownership, voting shares, convertible rights treated as equity, or equivalent ownership interests in the listed company or of a legal vehicle that primarily owns the listed company. Stakes acquired through independent entities entirely controlled or owned by the U.S. federal government (e.g. a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned enterprise, etc.) will count. Non-equity financial instruments or stakes acquired by private persons or entities not owned or controlled by the US federal government will not count; acquisitions by by states, pensions, index or mutual funds, or consortia will not qualify.
An official US federal government announcement of a completed qualifying acquisition, or of a binding agreement to complete a qualifying acquisition, within this market’s timeframe will be sufficient to resolve this market to “Yes”. Speculation, suggestions, plans, or other announcements which do not announce a completed acquisition or a binding acquisition agreement, however, will not count.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the US federal government and a consensus of credible reporting.The Trump administration's push for direct equity stakes in strategic companies, aimed at bolstering U.S. supply chains in semiconductors, critical minerals, defense technology, and AI amid competition with China, drives trader sentiment. Recent developments include the Commerce Department's $50 million equity investment alongside a record $620 million Pentagon loan to rare-earth firm Vulcan Elements, sparking congressional scrutiny and a failed subpoena attempt against Donald Trump Jr. over his firm's prior stake, as well as criticism of deals with Trilogy Metals for Alaska mining. Prior stakes in Intel, MP Materials, U.S. Steel, and USA Rare Earth set precedents. Upcoming cabinet meetings, FY2027 budget debates, and potential executive orders on national security could prompt further announcements in defense contractors or quantum computing firms by year-end resolution.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the U.S. federal government takes a stake in the listed company by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Takes a stake refers to the U.S. federal government acquiring direct equity ownership, voting shares, convertible rights treated as equity, or equivalent ownership interests in the listed company or of a legal vehicle that primarily owns the listed company. Stakes acquired through independent entities entirely controlled or owned by the U.S. federal government (e.g. a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned enterprise, etc.) will count. Non-equity financial instruments or stakes acquired by private persons or entities not owned or controlled by the US federal government will not count; acquisitions by by states, pensions, index or mutual funds, or consortia will not qualify.
An official US federal government announcement of a completed qualifying acquisition, or of a binding agreement to complete a qualifying acquisition, within this market’s timeframe will be sufficient to resolve this market to “Yes”. Speculation, suggestions, plans, or other announcements which do not announce a completed acquisition or a binding acquisition agreement, however, will not count.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the US federal government and a consensus of credible reporting.
Takes a stake refers to the U.S. federal government acquiring direct equity ownership, voting shares, convertible rights treated as equity, or equivalent ownership interests in the listed company or of a legal vehicle that primarily owns the listed company. Stakes acquired through independent entities entirely controlled or owned by the U.S. federal government (e.g. a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned enterprise, etc.) will count. Non-equity financial instruments or stakes acquired by private persons or entities not owned or controlled by the US federal government will not count; acquisitions by by states, pensions, index or mutual funds, or consortia will not qualify.
An official US federal government announcement of a completed qualifying acquisition, or of a binding agreement to complete a qualifying acquisition, within this market’s timeframe will be sufficient to resolve this market to “Yes”. Speculation, suggestions, plans, or other announcements which do not announce a completed acquisition or a binding acquisition agreement, however, will not count.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the US federal government and a consensus of credible reporting.
Market Opened: Feb 3, 2026, 10:38 AM ET
Volume
$56,084End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Feb 3, 2026, 10:38 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to “Yes” if the U.S. federal government takes a stake in the listed company by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Takes a stake refers to the U.S. federal government acquiring direct equity ownership, voting shares, convertible rights treated as equity, or equivalent ownership interests in the listed company or of a legal vehicle that primarily owns the listed company. Stakes acquired through independent entities entirely controlled or owned by the U.S. federal government (e.g. a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned enterprise, etc.) will count. Non-equity financial instruments or stakes acquired by private persons or entities not owned or controlled by the US federal government will not count; acquisitions by by states, pensions, index or mutual funds, or consortia will not qualify.
An official US federal government announcement of a completed qualifying acquisition, or of a binding agreement to complete a qualifying acquisition, within this market’s timeframe will be sufficient to resolve this market to “Yes”. Speculation, suggestions, plans, or other announcements which do not announce a completed acquisition or a binding acquisition agreement, however, will not count.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the US federal government and a consensus of credible reporting.The Trump administration's push for direct equity stakes in strategic companies, aimed at bolstering U.S. supply chains in semiconductors, critical minerals, defense technology, and AI amid competition with China, drives trader sentiment. Recent developments include the Commerce Department's $50 million equity investment alongside a record $620 million Pentagon loan to rare-earth firm Vulcan Elements, sparking congressional scrutiny and a failed subpoena attempt against Donald Trump Jr. over his firm's prior stake, as well as criticism of deals with Trilogy Metals for Alaska mining. Prior stakes in Intel, MP Materials, U.S. Steel, and USA Rare Earth set precedents. Upcoming cabinet meetings, FY2027 budget debates, and potential executive orders on national security could prompt further announcements in defense contractors or quantum computing firms by year-end resolution.
This market will resolve to “Yes” if the U.S. federal government takes a stake in the listed company by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”.
Takes a stake refers to the U.S. federal government acquiring direct equity ownership, voting shares, convertible rights treated as equity, or equivalent ownership interests in the listed company or of a legal vehicle that primarily owns the listed company. Stakes acquired through independent entities entirely controlled or owned by the U.S. federal government (e.g. a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned enterprise, etc.) will count. Non-equity financial instruments or stakes acquired by private persons or entities not owned or controlled by the US federal government will not count; acquisitions by by states, pensions, index or mutual funds, or consortia will not qualify.
An official US federal government announcement of a completed qualifying acquisition, or of a binding agreement to complete a qualifying acquisition, within this market’s timeframe will be sufficient to resolve this market to “Yes”. Speculation, suggestions, plans, or other announcements which do not announce a completed acquisition or a binding acquisition agreement, however, will not count.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the US federal government and a consensus of credible reporting.
Takes a stake refers to the U.S. federal government acquiring direct equity ownership, voting shares, convertible rights treated as equity, or equivalent ownership interests in the listed company or of a legal vehicle that primarily owns the listed company. Stakes acquired through independent entities entirely controlled or owned by the U.S. federal government (e.g. a sovereign wealth fund, state-owned enterprise, etc.) will count. Non-equity financial instruments or stakes acquired by private persons or entities not owned or controlled by the US federal government will not count; acquisitions by by states, pensions, index or mutual funds, or consortia will not qualify.
An official US federal government announcement of a completed qualifying acquisition, or of a binding agreement to complete a qualifying acquisition, within this market’s timeframe will be sufficient to resolve this market to “Yes”. Speculation, suggestions, plans, or other announcements which do not announce a completed acquisition or a binding acquisition agreement, however, will not count.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from the US federal government and a consensus of credible reporting.
Volume
$56,084End Date
Dec 31, 2026Market Opened
Feb 3, 2026, 10:38 AM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...The Trump administration's push for direct equity stakes in strategic companies, aimed at bolstering U.S. supply chains in semiconductors, critical minerals, defense technology, and AI amid competition with China, drives trader sentiment. Recent developments include the Commerce Department's $50 million equity investment alongside a record $620 million Pentagon loan to rare-earth firm Vulcan Elements, sparking congressional scrutiny and a failed subpoena attempt against Donald Trump Jr. over his firm's prior stake, as well as criticism of deals with Trilogy Metals for Alaska mining. Prior stakes in Intel, MP Materials, U.S. Steel, and USA Rare Earth set precedents. Upcoming cabinet meetings, FY2027 budget debates, and potential executive orders on national security could prompt further announcements in defense contractors or quantum computing firms by year-end resolution.
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