Crypto Firms DeepSeek and Anthropic Make Major Moves Amid Market Turmoil
Crypto firm DeepSeek has resumed its second round of fundraising, aiming to raise $50 billion in this round with a pre-money valuation of about $500 billion yuan. The company had paused its fundraising efforts earlier this month due to concerns over leaked investor meeting transcripts and subsequent online comments from founder Liang Wenfeng.
Meanwhile, ElizaOS founder Shaw Walters announced that the ai16z/ElizaOS token is officially 'dead' after a class-action lawsuit was initiated by law firm Burwick Law on behalf of holders. The foundation chose to settle due to inability to bear litigation costs, paying out all remaining treasury funds.
Anthropic has confirmed the formation of an internal chip team to develop custom AI chips for its Claude model, citing soaring demand and a need for faster and more efficient processing. This move is part of Anthropic's efforts to scale up Claude at the required customer level.