Anthropic warns all stock transfers require Board approval; SPVs, forward contracts, tokenized securities, and retail fund claims are void or likely fraudulent.
Key Takeaways
Any Anthropic stock sale without Board of Directors approval is void and grants no stockholder rights.
SPVs are explicitly prohibited from acquiring Anthropic stock; transfers to SPVs are void under bylaws.
Funds marketing indirect Anthropic access via mechanisms like “forward contracts” or tokenized securities likely circumvent transfer restrictions and may be worthless.
Anthropic does not issue stock certificates to the public; any certificate provided is a strong fraud signal.
Anthropic maintains a dedicated inbox ([email protected]) for stock fraud reports; unauthorized firms are named in the help center article.