According to ChainCatcher, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's early investments made before his conviction have appreciated significantly. His $500 million investment in AI startup Anthropic is now worth approximately $70 billion; his $60 million purchase of Solana (SOL) tokens at $8 each peaked at $2.1 billion; his $100 million investment in Sui blockchain development team Mysten Labs has grown to over $800 million; and his 7.5% stake in Robinhood is now worth approximately $10 billion.
Had SBF's assets not been seized by authorities after FTX's collapse, these early investments could have generated over $80 billion in profits. SBF's failure was not due to poor investment acumen, but rather to the illegal misappropriation of client funds and violations of financial regulations, ultimately leading to the collapse of its empire.
