BlockBeats News, February 13th, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), founder of the defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, may have lost control of early-stage investments worth over $80 billion due to asset freezes.
SBF had previously invested $500 million in the AI startup Anthropic. With the rapid development of generative AI, this equity stake is now valued at around $70 billion based on current valuation.
In addition, when the SOL price was around $8, SBF accumulated around $60 million worth of SOL, which, at its peak value, was approximately $21 billion. He also invested $100 million in Mysten Labs (the Sui blockchain development team), which is now valued at over $800 million.
In the traditional finance sector, SBF also holds approximately 7.5% equity in Robinhood. Based on current market value, this equity stake is worth around $10 billion.
However, with the collapse of FTX in 2022 and subsequent legal proceedings, the relevant assets have been seized by the 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 investment misjudgment but rather a lack of risk management and compliance.
