Sam Bankman-Fried Highlights How His Early Bets In Anthropic, SpaceX, Cursor Could Have Skyrocketed If No

Imprisoned cryptocurrency fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday touted his investments in some of the world's most valuable companies, and what the total stake could have been if the fire-sale had not occurred.

'Many Such Cases'

The bankruptcy of FTX led to the company selling off most of these assets. SBF posted an image showing what FTX's top holdings would be worth today if they hadn't been sold. Benzinga couldn't independently verify these numbers.

SBF's Missed Profits?

A Business Insider report indicated that Anthropic's valuation may be nearing $1 trillion, which would put an 8% stake at roughly $80 billion -- much closer to SBF's claim.

Similarly, FTX is estimated to have an indirect stake of $225 million in SpaceX. Based on the company's $1.75 trillion IPO valuation, the stake would be worth $2.81 billion today.

The Infamous Saga

However, that's largely irrelevant now. FTX declared bankruptcy, and SBF was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud and misappropriation of customer funds, with some customer deposits being used for other investments.

Last month, he filed a request for a new trial, alleging that the Justice Department under Joe Biden threatened key defense witnesses from testifying.

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