**Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, faced a severe July 2026 drawdown of roughly 67% on its leveraged public-equity book amid a broad AI infrastructure selloff.** Margin calls from prime brokers forced the sale of most of its ~$16 billion public portfolio—including longs in names like Nebius and shorts in software—to Citadel at a discount, dropping assets under management to around $10 billion. The fund retained its multibillion-dollar private stake in Anthropic and other holdings, removed all leverage, and issued an investor letter committing to continue operations while seeking fresh capital. As of late August 2026, it has remained active with new private investments such as $400 million-plus into chip startup Source Foundry and a 21% stake in SharonAI. These steps, combined with the absence of any wind-down signals and low implied probabilities on related markets, underpin trader consensus that full liquidation or capital return is unlikely by year-end. Key near-term catalysts include potential capital raises and any moves involving the retained Anthropic position.
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This market will resolve to "Yes" if Situational Awareness announces that it will cease operations, that Situational Awareness LP will be wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP will be returned, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A conversion to a family office or proprietary vehicle, or a distribution of assets in kind to investors, will qualify if all outside investor capital is returned or announced to be returned. A transition of all assets to a liquidating trust or special purpose vehicle will qualify if that vehicle is announced to accept no new outside capital.
A consensus of credible reporting that Situational Awareness has ceased operations, that Situational Awareness LP has been wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP has been returned, will also qualify to resolve this market to "Yes".
The following will not qualify: closing the fund to new investors; redemption gates or suspensions; redemptions made under existing lockup terms; the liquidation of positions, a strategy, or a portfolio without a wind-down of the fund; partial redemptions; or a renamed, successor, continuation, or rollover vehicle that continues to accept outside capital.
Once a qualifying announcement occurs, a subsequent decision to continue operations will not change the resolution of this market.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from Situational Awareness, including any withdrawal of investment adviser registration filed with the SEC; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
**Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, faced a severe July 2026 drawdown of roughly 67% on its leveraged public-equity book amid a broad AI infrastructure selloff.** Margin calls from prime brokers forced the sale of most of its ~$16 billion public portfolio—including longs in names like Nebius and shorts in software—to Citadel at a discount, dropping assets under management to around $10 billion. The fund retained its multibillion-dollar private stake in Anthropic and other holdings, removed all leverage, and issued an investor letter committing to continue operations while seeking fresh capital. As of late August 2026, it has remained active with new private investments such as $400 million-plus into chip startup Source Foundry and a 21% stake in SharonAI. These steps, combined with the absence of any wind-down signals and low implied probabilities on related markets, underpin trader consensus that full liquidation or capital return is unlikely by year-end. Key near-term catalysts include potential capital raises and any moves involving the retained Anthropic position.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Situational Awareness announces that it will cease operations, that Situational Awareness LP will be wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP will be returned, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A conversion to a family office or proprietary vehicle, or a distribution of assets in kind to investors, will qualify if all outside investor capital is returned or announced to be returned. A transition of all assets to a liquidating trust or special purpose vehicle will qualify if that vehicle is announced to accept no new outside capital.
A consensus of credible reporting that Situational Awareness has ceased operations, that Situational Awareness LP has been wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP has been returned, will also qualify to resolve this market to "Yes".
The following will not qualify: closing the fund to new investors; redemption gates or suspensions; redemptions made under existing lockup terms; the liquidation of positions, a strategy, or a portfolio without a wind-down of the fund; partial redemptions; or a renamed, successor, continuation, or rollover vehicle that continues to accept outside capital.
Once a qualifying announcement occurs, a subsequent decision to continue operations will not change the resolution of this market.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from Situational Awareness, including any withdrawal of investment adviser registration filed with the SEC; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
A conversion to a family office or proprietary vehicle, or a distribution of assets in kind to investors, will qualify if all outside investor capital is returned or announced to be returned. A transition of all assets to a liquidating trust or special purpose vehicle will qualify if that vehicle is announced to accept no new outside capital.
A consensus of credible reporting that Situational Awareness has ceased operations, that Situational Awareness LP has been wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP has been returned, will also qualify to resolve this market to "Yes".
The following will not qualify: closing the fund to new investors; redemption gates or suspensions; redemptions made under existing lockup terms; the liquidation of positions, a strategy, or a portfolio without a wind-down of the fund; partial redemptions; or a renamed, successor, continuation, or rollover vehicle that continues to accept outside capital.
Once a qualifying announcement occurs, a subsequent decision to continue operations will not change the resolution of this market.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from Situational Awareness, including any withdrawal of investment adviser registration filed with the SEC; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Market Opened: Jul 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
Volume
$138,430End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
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0x65070BE91...This market will resolve to "Yes" if Situational Awareness announces that it will cease operations, that Situational Awareness LP will be wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP will be returned, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A conversion to a family office or proprietary vehicle, or a distribution of assets in kind to investors, will qualify if all outside investor capital is returned or announced to be returned. A transition of all assets to a liquidating trust or special purpose vehicle will qualify if that vehicle is announced to accept no new outside capital.
A consensus of credible reporting that Situational Awareness has ceased operations, that Situational Awareness LP has been wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP has been returned, will also qualify to resolve this market to "Yes".
The following will not qualify: closing the fund to new investors; redemption gates or suspensions; redemptions made under existing lockup terms; the liquidation of positions, a strategy, or a portfolio without a wind-down of the fund; partial redemptions; or a renamed, successor, continuation, or rollover vehicle that continues to accept outside capital.
Once a qualifying announcement occurs, a subsequent decision to continue operations will not change the resolution of this market.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from Situational Awareness, including any withdrawal of investment adviser registration filed with the SEC; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
**Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, faced a severe July 2026 drawdown of roughly 67% on its leveraged public-equity book amid a broad AI infrastructure selloff.** Margin calls from prime brokers forced the sale of most of its ~$16 billion public portfolio—including longs in names like Nebius and shorts in software—to Citadel at a discount, dropping assets under management to around $10 billion. The fund retained its multibillion-dollar private stake in Anthropic and other holdings, removed all leverage, and issued an investor letter committing to continue operations while seeking fresh capital. As of late August 2026, it has remained active with new private investments such as $400 million-plus into chip startup Source Foundry and a 21% stake in SharonAI. These steps, combined with the absence of any wind-down signals and low implied probabilities on related markets, underpin trader consensus that full liquidation or capital return is unlikely by year-end. Key near-term catalysts include potential capital raises and any moves involving the retained Anthropic position.
This market will resolve to "Yes" if Situational Awareness announces that it will cease operations, that Situational Awareness LP will be wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP will be returned, by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No".
A conversion to a family office or proprietary vehicle, or a distribution of assets in kind to investors, will qualify if all outside investor capital is returned or announced to be returned. A transition of all assets to a liquidating trust or special purpose vehicle will qualify if that vehicle is announced to accept no new outside capital.
A consensus of credible reporting that Situational Awareness has ceased operations, that Situational Awareness LP has been wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP has been returned, will also qualify to resolve this market to "Yes".
The following will not qualify: closing the fund to new investors; redemption gates or suspensions; redemptions made under existing lockup terms; the liquidation of positions, a strategy, or a portfolio without a wind-down of the fund; partial redemptions; or a renamed, successor, continuation, or rollover vehicle that continues to accept outside capital.
Once a qualifying announcement occurs, a subsequent decision to continue operations will not change the resolution of this market.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from Situational Awareness, including any withdrawal of investment adviser registration filed with the SEC; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
A conversion to a family office or proprietary vehicle, or a distribution of assets in kind to investors, will qualify if all outside investor capital is returned or announced to be returned. A transition of all assets to a liquidating trust or special purpose vehicle will qualify if that vehicle is announced to accept no new outside capital.
A consensus of credible reporting that Situational Awareness has ceased operations, that Situational Awareness LP has been wound down, or that all outside investor capital in Situational Awareness LP has been returned, will also qualify to resolve this market to "Yes".
The following will not qualify: closing the fund to new investors; redemption gates or suspensions; redemptions made under existing lockup terms; the liquidation of positions, a strategy, or a portfolio without a wind-down of the fund; partial redemptions; or a renamed, successor, continuation, or rollover vehicle that continues to accept outside capital.
Once a qualifying announcement occurs, a subsequent decision to continue operations will not change the resolution of this market.
The resolution source for this market will be official information from Situational Awareness, including any withdrawal of investment adviser registration filed with the SEC; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.
Volume
$138,430End Date
Jan 1, 2027Market Opened
Jul 30, 2026, 4:00 PM ETResolver
0x65070BE91...**Situational Awareness, the AI-focused hedge fund founded by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, faced a severe July 2026 drawdown of roughly 67% on its leveraged public-equity book amid a broad AI infrastructure selloff.** Margin calls from prime brokers forced the sale of most of its ~$16 billion public portfolio—including longs in names like Nebius and shorts in software—to Citadel at a discount, dropping assets under management to around $10 billion. The fund retained its multibillion-dollar private stake in Anthropic and other holdings, removed all leverage, and issued an investor letter committing to continue operations while seeking fresh capital. As of late August 2026, it has remained active with new private investments such as $400 million-plus into chip startup Source Foundry and a 21% stake in SharonAI. These steps, combined with the absence of any wind-down signals and low implied probabilities on related markets, underpin trader consensus that full liquidation or capital return is unlikely by year-end. Key near-term catalysts include potential capital raises and any moves involving the retained Anthropic position.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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