Bonus: Michael Lewis on FTX & Sam Bankman-Fried
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This week, we have a bonus episode for you, live from the FT Due Diligence Forum in London. FT chief features writer Henry Mance sits down with author Michael Lewis to discuss his new book, Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, an all-access account of Sam Bankman-Fried before his crypto exchange FTX collapsed. This conversation was recorded on October 11 2023.  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  For further reading: What Michael Lewis got wrong about FTX Michael Lewis on how Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX fell — book review How to beat Sam Bankman-Fried at trading when you’ve already lost The SBF trial is a reminder that crypto is a rotten business Many people longed to believe in Sam Bankman-Fried Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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