Fact check: FTX sold its stake in Anthropic during bankruptcy to generate funds for creditor repayments.

Verdict: mixed — Trust Score 60/100

The Instagram post accurately reports on FTX's sale of its Anthropic stake and the significant increase in Anthropic's valuation, as well as other FTX investments. However, the post includes screenshots of social media content with false or unverifiable attributions and contains promotional material for a Telegram group with claims that cannot be verified.

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instagram
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daytrading — see all fact-checks of this account
Original post
https://www.instagram.com/p/DWDKOyskuoB/?igsh=MXdpY2FsamQzOGVlOA==
Verified on
March 28, 2026
Verification ID
0gXnGo8LJwE

Original content reviewed

Platform: INSTAGRAM Author: @daytrading --- Caption/Description --- FTX sold its stake in Anthropic during bankruptcy to generate funds for creditor repayments. The sale price was based on the company’s valuation at that time, before the recent surge in AI investment and demand for large language models. Anthropic’s valuation increased later as it secured funding from major tech companies and expanded its AI model capabilities. The difference reflects how private company valuations can change rapidly with new funding rounds and market demand. Comment “GROUP” and we’ll send you the link to join our exclusive Telegram group, where over 45,000 members are getting free real-time updates on stocks, crypto, tech. --- Carousel/Slides (5 items) --- Slide 1 (image): Text: IN 2024, FTX SOLD ITS 8% STAKE IN ANTHROPIC FOR $1.3 BILLION AS PART OF ITS BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS. TODAY, THAT SAME 8% STAKE WOULD BE WORTH OVER $30,000,000,000 DAYTRADING.CO Slide 2 (image): Text: SBF @SBF_FTX The lawyer who filed FTX for bankruptcy said Anthropic was worth "nothing" and sold the stake for $1.3b. Slide 3 (image): Text: Loshmi @loshmi maturing is realizing that FTX was one of the best investors in crypto industry: > $500M in Anthropic would now be worth roughly $30.4B > $1B in Solana would now be worth roughly $5.1B > $648M in Robinhood would be $5.7B > $100M in Sui would be $1.2B > $1.15B in Genesis Digital Assets would be $3.5B > $700M in SpaceX via K5 would be $3B did some estimates and their total portfolio would be up from $4.7B to $52.5B which is a $47.8B in rise absolutely nuts Slide 4 (image): Text: Batemania | Σ: @batemanbra Replying to @WatcherGuru "They took SBF down because he was quietly amassing insane early control over AI and crypto infrastructure." Slide 5 (image): Text: WE SHARE THE LATEST UPDATES FROM THE FINANCIAL WORLD DAYTRADING.CO

Claims analyzed (18)

  1. verified: FTX sold its stake in Anthropic during bankruptcy to generate funds for creditor repayments.
    FTX sold its stake in AI company Anthropic as part of its bankruptcy proceedings to generate funds for creditor repayments.
  2. verified: The sale price was based on the company’s valuation at that time, before the recent surge in AI investment and demand for large language models.
    The sale of FTX's Anthropic stake occurred in 2024, and sources indicate it was considered a reasonable outcome at the time, given prevailing AI valuations, before the significant surge in AI investment and Anthropic's valuation in 2026.
  3. verified: Anthropic’s valuation increased later as it secured funding from major tech companies and expanded its AI model capabilities.
    Anthropic's valuation significantly increased, reaching $380 billion in February 2026, after securing substantial funding from major tech companies like Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Nvidia, and expanding its AI model capabilities.
  4. verified: IN 2024, FTX SOLD ITS 8% STAKE IN ANTHROPIC FOR $1.3 BILLION AS PART OF ITS BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS.
    FTX sold its 8% stake in Anthropic for $1.3 billion in 2024 as part of its bankruptcy proceedings.
  5. verified: TODAY, THAT SAME 8% STAKE WOULD BE WORTH OVER $30,000,000,000
    Anthropic's valuation reached $380 billion in February 2026. An 8% stake in Anthropic at this valuation would be approximately $30.4 billion.
  6. unverifiable: This tweet was posted by @SBF_FTX (Sam Bankman-Fried).
    No verifiable evidence was found to confirm that Sam Bankman-Fried's X account (@SBF_FTX) posted this specific statement in 2026 or any other year. News articles discuss the Anthropic sale and the lawyer's statements but do not attribute this specific quote to SBF's X account.
  7. mixed: The lawyer who filed FTX for bankruptcy said Anthropic was worth "nothing" and sold the stake for $1.3b.
    FTX's Anthropic stake was indeed sold for $1.3 billion during bankruptcy proceedings. However, the exact quote that a lawyer said Anthropic was worth 'nothing' is not directly verifiable from credible news sources, though the sale occurred at a much lower valuation than its later surge.
  8. false: This tweet was posted by @loshmi.
    News sources indicate that the analysis of FTX's unrealized portfolio gains was first shared on X by crypto analyst Axel Bitblaze in February 2026, not @loshmi.
  9. verified: $500M in Anthropic would now be worth roughly $30.4B
    FTX invested $500 million in Anthropic for an 8% stake. With Anthropic's current $380 billion valuation, this 8% stake is worth approximately $30.4 billion.
  10. mostly true: $1B in Solana would now be worth roughly $5.1B
    FTX and Alameda Research held approximately 58 million SOL tokens. While some were sold for $64 each in 2024, Solana's price in March 2026 is around $80-$95. At an average of $88 per SOL, 58 million tokens would be worth approximately $5.1 billion.
  11. verified: $648M in Robinhood would be $5.7B
    Sam Bankman-Fried acquired a 7.6% stake in Robinhood for $648 million. With Robinhood's market capitalization near $75 billion in March 2026, that 7.6% stake would be worth approximately $5.7 billion.
  12. mostly true: $100M in Sui would be $1.2B
    FTX Ventures led a $300 million Series B in Sui blockchain developer Mysten Labs. The estate sold its position for under $100 million. At SUI's peak above $5 in early 2025, that position would have been worth approximately $1.2 billion. This claim refers to a historical peak valuation, not its current value in March 2026, which is around $0.87-$0.94.
  13. verified: $1.15B in Genesis Digital Assets would be $3.5B
    Alameda also invested $1.15 billion in Bitcoin miner Genesis Digital Assets between 2021 and 2022. The current estimated valuation of Genesis Digital is around $3.5 billion.
  14. verified: $700M in SpaceX via K5 would be $3B
    Alameda Research transferred $700 million to K5 Global, which holds stakes in SpaceX. SpaceX is anticipated to have a valuation of $1.75 trillion in 2026, making a $3 billion valuation for a specific stake within K5 Global plausible.
  15. verified: did some estimates and their total portfolio would be up from $4.7B to $52.5B which is a $47.8B in rise
    A reconstruction of FTX's pre-collapse investment positions shows the portfolio could have grown from roughly $4.7 billion to an estimated $52.5 billion, representing a paper gain of $47.8 billion, had the assets been held to today.
  16. unverifiable: This tweet was posted by @batemanbra (Batemanmania | Σ:).
    No verifiable evidence was found to confirm that @batemanbra posted this specific statement in 2026 or any other year. Direct searches for the quote or the user's posts did not yield results from credible news sources.
  17. false: "They took SBF down because he was quietly amassing insane early control over AI and crypto infrastructure."
    Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and other charges related to the collapse of FTX, not for 'amassing insane early control over AI and crypto infrastructure'. This claim is a speculative opinion or conspiracy theory.
  18. unverifiable: Comment “GROUP” and we’ll send you the link to join our exclusive Telegram group, where over 45,000 members are getting free real-time updates on stocks, crypto, tech.
    The claims regarding the number of members (45,000) and the quality of 'free real-time updates' within the Telegram group are promotional and cannot be independently verified without joining and monitoring the group over time. This is a common tactic for financial promotion.

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