Kalshi Cryptocurrency Business Director: SBF is mistaken for a top-tier venture capitalist; the true behind-the-scenes mastermind is Leopold Aschenbrenner

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Prediction market platform Kalshi's crypto business leader John Wang posted on social media stating that the general public considers Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) to be the "top-tier venture capitalist," successfully backing star projects like Anthropic and Cursor, but this narrative is not accurate. The true "behind-the-scenes core" driving related investment layouts and early resource allocation is actually SBF's partner Leopold Aschenbrenner, not SBF himself.

Leopold Aschenbrenner is a former OpenAI researcher who has collaborated with SBF. His AI fund, Situational Awareness, has surpassed $20 billion in scale, with an annual return of 270%, and a total return of over 1000% since inception. His equity bet on Anthropic contributed the most successful gains, accounting for one-fifth of the assets.

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RektRecoveryCoach
· 4h ago
OpenAI researcher transitions to crypto behind-the-scenes financier, this cross-industry path is so Web3.
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Don'tMessWithSlippage.
· 4h ago
So SBF is just a front; the real mastermind is this Aschenbrenner? Think about it carefully, and it's terrifying.
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NonceNomad
· 4h ago
20 billion dollar AI fund, 270% annualized return, Anthropic's bet accounts for one-fifth... Is this yield truly real?
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SymbolsInTheReflection
· 4h ago
SBF is just the front, Leopold is the real operator? This plot twist is pretty interesting.
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