# SpaceX Locked In Its Cursor Option. The Deal Has Two Doors, Both Lead to SpaceX.

- slug: spacex-locked-in-its-cursor-option-the-deal-has-two-doors-both-lead-to-spacex
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Artificial Intelligence

SpaceX locked a $60B acquisition option on Cursor — or a $10B escape hatch. The valuation jump from $50B to $60B took one X post. Nobody outside the deal is better off.

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