BlockBeats report: On February 13, it was revealed that if Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the founder of the collapsed crypto exchange FTX, had not lost control of his early investments due to asset freezes, their current valuation could have accumulated to over $80 billion.
Among these, SBF invested $500 million in the AI startup Anthropic. With the rapid growth of the generative AI industry, this equity stake could now be worth approximately $70 billion based on current valuations.
In addition, SBF accumulated approximately $60 million worth of SOL when its price was around $8, and based on its historical peak market capitalization, this position peaked at approximately $2.1 billion. He also invested $100 million in Mysten Labs, the development team behind the Sui blockchain, which is now valued at over $800 million.
In traditional finance, SBF also held approximately 7.5% of Robinhood’s equity, which, based on current market valuation, is worth around $10 billion.
However, following the collapse of FTX in 2022 and the subsequent legal proceedings, the related assets have been seized by authorities. SBF was previously found to have misappropriated customer funds to support high-risk trading and personal investments. Analysis indicates that his failure was not due to poor investment decisions, but rather a lack of risk management and failure to uphold compliance standards.