Anthropic Caught in FUD Storm: Co-founder Siblings' Compensation Revealed, Market Worries About Capital Diversion

Odaily reports: AI company Anthropic posted a net loss of approximately $80.7 billion in the first half of 2026, a significant widening from $13 billion in the same period last year. Meanwhile, the tens of millions of dollars in equity awards granted to the company's co-founder siblings have sparked considerable controversy.It is reported that Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei and his sister, company president Daniela Amodei, each receive a base salary of approximately $655,000, but when stock and option awards are included, their total annual compensation reaches approximately $18 million and $16.5 million respectively.Market observers believe Anthropic is facing a wave of FUD-driven public pressure, which may be linked to concerns in both traditional financial markets and the crypto market about potential liquidity drain from a large-scale IPO. Neither traditional financial markets nor the crypto market wants to see another massive liquidity outflow like the one that occurred during the SpaceX IPO. (New York Post)