US Marshals Service sells FTX-linked Anthropic stake for $627 million
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The US Marshals Service sold a stake in AI company Anthropic linked to the collapsed crypto exchange FTX for $627 million in 2024. Proceeds from the sale were directed to the FTX bankruptcy estate to repay customers. FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried originally held a $500 million stake, while former Alameda Research co-CEOs Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh each invested $50 million into Anthropic in 2022 prior to FTX's collapse. The sale resolves the government's holding of FTX-associated assets.
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US Marshals Service sold FTX-linked Anthropic stake for $627
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- Anthropic Series B shares
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The US government sold its stake in AI startup Anthropic for $627 million in October 2025. The shares were originally purchased in 2022 by former FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh for $50 million each. Following FTX's collapse and their guilty pleas, a court ordered the shares forfeited to the government as proceeds of crime. The proceeds from the sale were directed to the FTX bankruptcy estate to repay creditors, with the Justice Department confirming $638 million was sent to the estate in late 2025.
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