{
  "id": 18596,
  "url": "https://the-decoder.com/openai-lets-employees-cash-out-another-7-billion-in-stock",
  "title": "OpenAI lets employees cash out another $7 billion in stock",
  "summary": "OpenAI wrapped up a $7 billion stock buyback, letting current and former employees sell shares at the company's $852 billion valuation. The move is meant to ease pressure on employees waiting for liquidity ahead of a potential IPO. OpenAI ran a similar $6.6 billion sale in October 2025. The article OpenAI lets employees cash out another $7 billion in stock appeared first on The Decoder .",
  "authors": "Matthias Bastian",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "finance-investment",
  "orgs": "openai",
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-11T18:01:22.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-12T05:10:43.828Z",
  "source_slug": "x-the-decoder",
  "source_name": "The Decoder",
  "source_homepage": "https://the-decoder.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18596",
  "original_url": "https://the-decoder.com/openai-lets-employees-cash-out-another-7-billion-in-stock",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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