Sam Bankman-Fried Venture Bets Could Have Hit $100B
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May 2026: Forbes estimates Sam Bankman‑Fried’s former Alameda/FTX venture portfolio could have been worth nearly $100B from early bets in Anthropic, Cursor, Robinhood and Solana (plus indirect SpaceX exposure). Many holdings surged pre‑collapse but were liquidated in the FTX/Alameda bankruptcy, wiping out potential gains and altering crypto venture/fundraising outcomes. Legal fallout continues after a court rejected a retrial bid, keeping regulatory, reputational and adoption pressure on crypto, DeFi and CEX ecosystems.
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- FTX-linked portfolio tied to Bankman-Fried could be worth nearly $100B based on early venture bets.
- Investments in Anthropic, Cursor, and Solana surged after the collapse, but assets were liquidated in bankruptcy.
- Legal fallout continues as court rejects retrial bid while attention grows on lost venture value.
A convicted crypto fraud case in the United States is back in focus after new estimates valued Sam Bankman-Fried’s former venture portfolio at nearly $100 billion. The figures point to early investments linked to FTX and Alameda Research that spread across major tech and crypto companies before the exchange collapsed in 2022.
A Forbes report says that before FTX failed, Bankman-Fried used Alameda Research to invest in several fast-growing companies. His bets included Anthropic, Cursor, Robinhood, and Solana, along with indirect exposure to SpaceX through K…
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