ChainCatcher news, according to WSJ reports, Anthropic, an AI startup and competitor to OpenAI supported by Amazon, is in advanced talks for a $2 billion financing deal that would value it at $60 billion. According to insiders, this round of financing is led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners. According to data provider CB Insights, this deal would make Anthropic the fifth most valuable U.S. startup, behind only SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks. Last year, in a financing round led by Menlo Ventures, the company's valuation reached $18 billion.