Those offloading stakes as the lock-up period expired on Thursday night included CoreWeave director Jack Cogen, who sold shares with an aggregate market value of nearly $300mn, according to company filings. Shares held steady at about $100 on Friday at midday, after dropping about 35 per cent over the previous two days.

CoreWeave ($CRWV) shares are cratering as investors prepare for the end of the AI data center firm’s IPO lock-up period. Indeed, when the lock-up