US prosecutors have asked the court overseeing the trial of Sam Bankman-Fried to block them from making any arguments regarding the potential recovery of FTX client assets related to the investment in Anthropic. Bankman-Fried invested $500 million in the artificial intelligence startup in April 2022. The US government is preparing to present evidence that the Anthropic investment was made by embezzling money from FTX customer deposits.
Lately, Anthropic has been trying to raise fresh funds from investors like Amazon and Google, trying to achieve a valuation of $20 to $30 billion. U.S. prosecutors note that recent reports focusing on the company's potentially high valuation could also increase the value of Bankman-Fried's investment and increase potential recovery for FTX customers and other creditors in the FTX bankruptcy.
Bankman-Fried's legal team plans to present evidence regarding the current value of the $500 million investment made in Anthropic last year. Prosecutors believe this evidence will be used to support the argument that FTX customers and other victims will be fully compensated.
The U.S. government says its indictment against Bankman-Fried is based on charges of wire fraud for making investments and other expenses using FTX customer deposits. Prosecutors argue that any mention of potentially profitable investments is unimportant and unrelated to the charges the jury is considering.
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Lately, Anthropic has been trying to raise fresh funds from investors like Amazon and Google, trying to achieve a valuation of $20 to $30 billion. U.S. prosecutors note that recent reports focusing on the company's potentially high valuation could also increase the value of Bankman-Fried's investment and increase potential recovery for FTX customers and other creditors in the FTX bankruptcy.
Bankman-Fried's legal team plans to present evidence regarding the current value of the $500 million investment made in Anthropic last year. Prosecutors believe this evidence will be used to support the argument that FTX customers and other victims will be fully compensated.
The U.S. government says its indictment against Bankman-Fried is based on charges of wire fraud for making investments and other expenses using FTX customer deposits. Prosecutors argue that any mention of potentially profitable investments is unimportant and unrelated to the charges the jury is considering.
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