US authorities have sold confiscated Anthropic shares that belonged to Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh of the bankrupt FTX. This was reported by Business Insider.
After confiscation, the shares came under the control of US federal authorities. The shares were then sold to existing Anthropic investors, according to journalists citing a person familiar with the deal.
The publication did not specify who the buyers were or how participants in the deal were selected.
Ellison and Singh invested in Anthropic alongside FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried. His stake was sold separately after the exchange’s collapse as part of the bankruptcy proceedings in the interest of creditors.
The shares of the former CEO’s colleagues were seized through a different procedure— the court ordered them to relinquish the shares as part of their sentences. Authorities gained control over Ellison’s shares in February 2025 and over Singh’s in April. Prosecutors argued that these shares could be considered proceeds from crime.
According to bankruptcy documents, the proceeds from the sale of these assets were not recorded as having entered the FTX compensation fund’s bankruptcy estate.
In June 2026, media reported that Bankman-Fried planned to launch a token after his release.
