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Zitron alleges OpenAI lost $20.9bn in 2025 as SoftBank funded ‘Crystal Intelligence’

Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory · Wall Street Analysts Are Comparing This To Enron — We Had To React · August 11, 2026
Zitron alleges OpenAI lost $20.9bn in 2025 as SoftBank funded ‘Crystal Intelligence’
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
Tom Bilyeu Impact Theory
Wall Street Analysts Are Comparing This To Enron — We Had To React
"They lost $20.9 billion in 2025 and things are only getting worse. And what's crazy as well was over $800 million of Open AI's revenue came from SoftBank for their Crystal Intelligence. And yes, that's really what it's called. Their Crystal Intelligence program, which I can find no evidence of actually anything happening."
Ed Zitron, citing his prior financial reporting on OpenAI, claims the company lost $20.9bn in 2025. He also alleges that more than $800m of OpenAI revenue came from SoftBank for a “Crystal Intelligence” programme, and says he cannot find evidence the programme produced anything substantive.
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