OpenAI and Anthropic employees have sold $14B in private shares as both AI giants eye IPOs

OpenAI's massive investment underscores the intense competition in AI, highlighting the financial pressures and strategic pivots needed for dominance. The post OpenAI spent $34B on R&D, sales, and marketing ahead of IPO: FT appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Grayscale says decentralized AI tokens gained after the US government ordered Anthropic to cut access to its latest AI models, showing user demand for alternatives to centralized AI.

The situation highlights growing tensions between government control and private AI innovation, potentially boosting decentralized AI solutions. The post Trump administration weighs sanctions on Anthropic amid AI model dispute appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Audited figures reveal mounting costs from model development, infrastructure and rapid expansion

As the rest of the country celebrated the USA's first World Cup win and the New York Knicks championship, Anthropic spent its weekend fighting the Trump administration over its latest model release. At 5:21 PM on Friday, the company received a US export control directive to suspend access to its Mythos 5 and Fable 5 AI models by "any foreign national" inside or outside the US, "including foreign national Anthropic employees." The only way that was possible, Anthropic determined, was to completely disable products it spent the past week hyping - and travel to Washington, DC in hopes of changing President Donald Trump's mind. Now, over the com … Read the full story at The Verge.

Kraken has launched pre-IPO perpetual futures tied to OpenAI and Anthropic, giving eligible traders leveraged exposure to private AI companies before public listings.

SpaceX's IPO highlights the enduring dominance of traditional financial markets, despite the volatility and speculative enthusiasm involved. The post SpaceX IPO sends market cap past $2 trillion in historic first day of trading appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Anthropic leaders flew to Washington, DC, to meet with White House officials on Monday. After high-level talks, they're still split on the risk Claude Fable 5 presents.