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Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center.
When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world’s youngest billionaire and crypto’s Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side?
In Going Infinite Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking readers into the mind of Bankman-Fried, whose rise and fall offers an education in high-frequency trading, cryptocurrencies, philanthropy, bankruptcy, and the justice system. Both psychological portrait and financial roller-coaster ride, Going Infinite is Michael Lewis at the top of his game, tracing the mind-bending trajectory of a character who never liked the rules and was allowed to live by his own—until it all came undone.
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Reviews
Tough slog unless you’re into financial details and crypto
By Poppylaw
Fantastic take on the lawsuit of the decade. Educational, enjoyable and engaging about SBF. Would recommend to all my friends
By countrygrrl95
Every bit as well written as you would expect from Michael Lewis. I think SBF walks free. I see zero criminal culpability here… In fact, more the opposite.
By Longhorn5555
I don’t know if the subject matter or the writing style for this book didn’t sit well with me and perhaps it was a combination of both but this was the worst Michel Lewis book I have read. His books are “page turners” for me but not so much with this one. The last 50 pages or so were by far the most interesting and his conclusion that the money was never really missing from FTX is a conclusion that I have not previously seen. I am not sure what to make of that. In any event I would not recommend this as a must read.
By madaboutmadmen
I’m a huge fan of Lewis but this was terrible. I genuinely found myself wondering if I missed huge parts of the book multiple times. Skip it
By The Dread Pirate Roberta