SBF's venture capital capabilities are being reassessed: Had he not gone to jail, his investment returns could have reached hundreds of billions of dollars.

According to Forbes, SBF's early investment portfolio is being re-examined by the market. Some believe that if he hadn't been imprisoned due to the FTX collapse, his venture capital investments could theoretically have generated an additional wealth of up to $100 billion. Before the FTX collapse, SBF had built an investment portfolio covering several high-profile companies, including Anthropic, SpaceX, Robinhood, and the AI ​​programming tool Cursor, which was considered remarkably forward-thinking. Industry insiders pointed out that he had already bet on key sectors before the AI ​​wave exploded. Cursor recently partnered with SpaceX, potentially reaching a valuation of $60 billion, while Anthropic's valuation is approaching $90 billion. Rory O’Driscoll, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, stated that SBF had already invested in several core AI companies before ChatGPT, "demonstrating rare investment acumen." However, this "investment talent narrative" was ultimately shattered by the FTX collapse. SBF is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for misappropriating over $8 billion in client funds. At his peak, his personal wealth reached approximately $24 billion, earning him a place on the Forbes 400 list. Now, his venture capital prowess is intertwined with a history of financial crime, making him one of the most controversial cases in crypto history.