Feds sold seized Anthropic shares from Bankman-Fried associates; victim payout uncertain
Government acquired stake through criminal forfeiture and sold to existing shareholders, but it is unclear where billions in proceeds will go
The federal government seized and sold Anthropic shares belonging to Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh, two associates of convicted crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried, but it remains unclear whether the proceeds, potentially worth billions, will be distributed to victims of the FTX collapse or retained by the Justice Department.