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Analysis: Nasdaq's $5 Million Line in the Sand Is About to Thin the Micro-Cap Herd
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Analysis: Nasdaq's $5 Million Line in the Sand Is About to Thin the Micro-Cap Herd

New listing standards approved by the SEC call for suspending companies that spend 30 straight trading days below a $5 million market value — a threshold roughly 180 Nasdaq companies currently sit under. The reverse-split scramble is already visible.

The MicroCap Herald Newsroom · August 11, 2026
Analysis: The Financing Treadmill — How Micro Caps Actually Raise Money in 2026, and What It Costs Holders
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Analysis: The Financing Treadmill — How Micro Caps Actually Raise Money in 2026, and What It Costs Holders

Marketed follow-on offerings have all but vanished, replaced by ATM programs, hours-long confidential marketing and structured private placements. For the smallest issuers, the machinery works — but the dilution meter never stops running.

The MicroCap Herald Newsroom · August 11, 2026