'Also, just, consider the situation here. I come to you and say “hey I have some Anthropic shares, I can’t sell them now but I’ll sell you a forward on them.” You say “isn't that not allowed?” I say “oh sure it’s not allowed but I am a rebel, I’m not bound by those pesky rules.” You’re like “okay I guess” and give me money, now, for shares in the future. How do you know I even have the shares in the first place? What if I’m just lying? You already know that I am willing to break some rules; what if I’m breaking the rules against fraud?'

I don't even think you could buy hedges or insurance against this counterparty risk, because Anthropic could probably get those voided in court too.

> We are aware of individuals or investment firms offering access to Anthropic financing rounds, or offering to purchase your Anthropic shares in violation of our transfer restrictions. To be clear, the following firms are not authorized to buy or sell Anthropic shares:

Open Door Partners

Unicorns Exchange

Pachamama

Lionheart Ventures

Hiive (new offerings)

Forge (new offerings)

Sydecar

Upmarket