The lessons of Sam Bankman-Fried
A discussion of why the world fell for a crypto billionaire.
October 16, 2023
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The lessons of Sam Bankman-Fried
Summary
Michael Lewis joins Sean Illing to discuss his new book about Sam Bankman-Fried, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon. They talk about the FTX crash, what Lewis learned while shadowing Bankman-Fried, and what SBF’s rise and fall says about us and our financial systems.
Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area
Guest: Michael Lewis, author, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
References:
Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company, 2023)
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company, 2010)
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company, 2007)
Moneyball: The Art of Winning An Unfair Game by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company, 2004)
Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton & Company, 1989)
“Sam Bankman-Fried tries to explain himself” by Kelsey Piper (Vox, Nov. 2022)
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