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Anthropic named eight firms selling its shares illegally. After the backlash, it quietly removed four.
Anthropic cut its unauthorized share platform list from eight to four after causing panic among investors. It raised $65B at $965B the same week.
TL;DR
- Anthropic reduced its list of unauthorized secondary market platforms selling its shares from eight to four.
- The initial warning caused significant chaos and uncertainty among investors and brokers.
- Hiive CEO Sim Desai criticized Anthropic for naming platforms without prior contact.
- Anthropic announced a $65 billion funding round, valuing the company at $965 billion, surpassing OpenAI.
- The company faces a contradiction between needing secondary market liquidity for employees and controlling share transfers for governance and IPO readiness.
- Anthropic is reportedly in early IPO talks, making secondary market management crucial.