I am surprised more people are not paying attention to this update from Anthropic on its stock policy. This seems like a potential bombshell.
There is an active secondary market purportedly in Anthropic stock or derivatives including on fairly reputable (or at least well-known) platforms like Forge. Anthropic is calling them out *specifically*, by name, and essentially *saying* 100% of these are illegal.
Some may be frauds (people selling Anthropic stock or interests in Anthropic stock that they don't truly own), but more likely many are legit attempts at transferring Anthropic equity (directly, as SPV shares, or as some type of 'beneficial interest' or future, etc.)
Anthropic appears to be saying it will treat all these transfers as void. I don't have access to their terms, but it's very interesting to think what this could mean. Do the 'first purported sellers' in the chain potentially have an opportunity to do a double-dip? Does the first seller and all downstream buyers get the entire entitlement nuked?
Anthropic is threatening that--are they just bluffing? If they're not bluffing, what litigation is likely to ensue? This can get into really esoteric areas of corporate law that depend on exactly how the transfer restrictions are drafted as well as the language around how violations of transfer restrictions are treated--for example, if they are merely voidABLE then downstream buyers can assert various equitable claims/defenses, but if they are VOID ab initio then in some jurisdictions that forecloses equitable defenses.
NEW: @MEXC_Official launches its own prediction market, allowing users to trade outcomes tied to geopolitical, macro, and crypto events.
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket processed $18B+ in trades in February alone.
Big news for the HPOS10I fam 🤝
We're collaborating with @HPOS10Ireturns to bring you new markets:
> Harry Potter
> Barack Obama
> Sonic the Hedgehog
$BITCOIN will be distributed to qualifying winners of the HPOS10I community
Questions? Join our Discord
Full requirements + competition link in comments👇
USDe Proof of Reserves are typically provided on a weekly basis by 3rd party independent attestors including leading firms such as Chaos Labs, Chainlink, Llama Risk and Harris & Trotter.
On request from the community, we have provided a Proof of Reserves outside of the regular cadence following the market events in the last 24hrs which have been linked below this message.
Each of these independent 3rd parties have confirmed USDe remains overcollateralised by approximately ~$66m.
Maximum transparency.
LAB has successfully raised $5M in funding!
We're proud to welcome our new investors: @SeliniCapital, @Re7Capital, @cypher_capital & @RedBeardVC, alongside @Lemniscap, @tvm_ventures, @OKX_Ventures, @mirana, @KuCoinVentures, @gate_ventures, @GSR_io, @animocabrands, @Presto_Labs, @MVenturesLabs, @ambergroup_io, angels from @NozomiNetwork & @legiondotcc, @echodotxyz, and more!
This marks a major milestone in LAB’s journey - a validation of the product, the traction, and the conviction behind what we’re building
The raise accelerates infrastructure, product, and global expansion, moving LAB toward its mission to transform trading for the people who built these markets, the traders
The next step in LAB’s journey begins with its TGE on October 14th
This is a shift from short-term yield to long-term value. From paying traders to stay, to rewarding them for building
It’s where vision meets execution, and early belief becomes tangible
Welcome to the next era of trading
Programmable IP is going mainstream.
Heritage Distilling (Nasdaq: CASK) has announced the launch of a new $360M $IP token reserve with $220M in PIPE financing ($100M in cash and $120M in $IP tokens) and participation from prominent investors including @a16zcrypto, @arrington_cap, @ambergroup_io, @daofive, @hashed_official, @mirana, @neoclassiccap, @_openworld, @polychain, @stix, @selinicapital, @syncracycapital, and others.
For the first time, mainstream investors can gain exposure to $IP and the programmable IP economy through traditional equity markets.
To support its $IP digital asset treasury strategy, @heritagedistill will allocate $82M of proceeds to purchase $IP tokens from Story Foundation at a fixed price of $3.40 per $IP token.
Story Foundation will use 100% of this $82M cash proceeds received from the token sale to strategically repurchase $IP tokens on the open market within the 90 days following the sale.
IP is an $80T asset class and the lynchpin to AI’s advancement.
This new treasury unlocks market access to a new kind of digital asset that is grounded in real world economic fundamentals: licensing, royalties, ownership, data provenance in the age of AI.
Through this collaboration, Story gains market validation, institutional reach, and the capital to achieve our ambitious founding vision while fueling the growth of the network and ecosystem.
We're entering a new phase at Saros: real traction, real growth - and now, real value capture.
We're excited to launch the $SAROS buyback program, fueled by protocol revenue and aligned with long-term ecosystem growth.
🔗 https://t.co/g6G9CgT2Dz
MEXC Ventures joins the $558M $TON Treasury Strategy Co. 🚀
After our last investment in 2022, we’re backing $TON again in this landmark deal - supporting its growth with expanded trading pairs, tgBTC launch, and global expansion.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/Xw11FQrZE8
Let’s ride the SAROS wave - the $SAROS Party is now live with 50,000 $USDT up for grabs!
Deposit, trade Spot or Futures, or refer your crew. Any asset. Anywhere. Anyone. @saros_xyz
👇 Join the $SOL Eco Month
Billions in new liquidity are getting access to @SuiNetwork via Wormhole NTT.
Wormhole NTT is expanding to Sui, with @MMTFinance pioneering the integration as the first DEX to support new NTT-powered assets. This initiative will bring $3+ billion in combined asset market cap with $BONK, $GT, and $MX.
Want to share with the #toncoinbook — the all-in-one place that includes:
- Detailed information on TON Blockchain for practice
- How to run the TON Validators and feedback (TBD) by @drawesomedoge
- Coverage of the TON Blockchain by @tappscenter (TBD)
- A basic introduction to @telegram BOTs as well (TBD)
Leave a comment and like, and share what kind of content you want to see in this book. I will randomly pick 20 people to get free access (or a book) in the future.
Progress: 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 50%
@TON_Blockchain / @TON_Ventures / @durov