The U.S. government has sold Anthropic shares seized from FTX associates Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh, raising questions about the buyers.
The U.S. government has successfully sold shares of Anthropic that were confiscated from Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh, both of whom were associated with the now-defunct FTX exchange. This development was reported by Business Insider.
Federal authorities took control of these shares after their seizure and sold them to current investors in Anthropic, as confirmed by a source familiar with the transaction. However, the identities of the buyers and the selection criteria for the sale remain undisclosed.
Ellison and Singh had invested in Anthropic alongside Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX, whose shares were sold separately during bankruptcy proceedings to benefit creditors.
The shares confiscated from Ellison and Singh were obtained through a court order mandating them to surrender their holdings as part of their sentencing. The government seized Ellison's shares in February 2025 and Singh's in April of the same year, with prosecutors asserting that these assets could be classified as proceeds from criminal activities.
Bankruptcy filings indicate that the revenue generated from the sale of these shares was not included in the assets available for FTX's compensation fund.
Furthermore, it was noted in June 2026 that Bankman-Fried is planning to launch a new token upon his release.
