Anthropic warns against unauthorized stock exposure as token markets imply trillion-dollar valuation
Key takeaways
- In an updated investor-warning page first published in February, Anthropic said any unapproved sale or transfer of its stock, or any interest in its stock, is void and will not be recognized on its books.
- "We do not permit special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to acquire Anthropic stock and any transfer of shares to an SPV are void under our transfer restrictions.
- Over the past year, several crypto exchanges have set up offerings for pre-IPO exposure to some of the hottest tech companies on the planet, such as Anthropic, SpaceX, and Polymarket.
In an updated investor-warning page first published in February, Anthropic said any unapproved sale or transfer of its stock, or any interest in its stock, is void and will not be recognized on its books.
"We do not permit special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to acquire Anthropic stock and any transfer of shares to an SPV are void under our transfer restrictions. Offers to invest in Anthropic’s past or future financing rounds through an SPV are prohibited," the company wrote on an updated warning page. "This means that if someone purports to sell Anthropic shares without proper board approval, that transaction is invalid."
It added that any third party claiming to sell Anthropic shares to the general public through direct sales, forward contracts, "tokenized securities," or other mechanisms is likely either engaged in fraud or offering an investment that may have no value due to our transfer restrictions.