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Analysis: Sam Bankman-Fried's $500M Anthropic investment in 2021 would

Analysis: Sam Bankman-Fried's $500M Anthropic investment in 2021 would be worth ~$37B if Anthropic lists at ~$1.5T; he relinquished his stake in 2024 for ~$1.3B

TL;DRBankman-Fried's $500M Anthropic bet would've been worth $37B; he sold for $1.3B instead.

Why it matters: Shows how early AI bets could've made him wealthier, and FTX collapse's true opportunity cost.

Jailed cryptocurrency mogul loses out on windfall from early investment in the AI lab — Sam Bankman-Fried will miss …

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Source: Financial Times · Opens in new tab