"Going Infinite": Michael Lewis Takes On Sam Bankman-Fried

Peter and Michael discuss Michael Lewis’s bestselling book about the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried, a young prodigy whose only flaw was that he dreamed too big.

Where to find us:
• Peter's other podcast, 5-4 (fivefourpod.com)
• Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase (maintenancephase.com)
Sources:
• Michael Lewis Is Buying What Sam Bankman-Fried Is Selling (theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/10/sam-bank…)
• Michael Lewis Likens Critics of His New Book on Sam Bankman-Fried to a 'Mob' (time.com/6321668/michael-lewis-sam-bankman-fri…)
• The SBF trial is a reminder that crypto is a rotten business (ft.com/content/588a5abd-e136-44ff-ba6c-be2068d…)
• Review: Michael Lewis's Going Infinite (citationneeded.news/review-michael-lewiss-goin…)
• The Curious Case of FTX’s ‘Company Therapist’ (vice.com) (vice.com/en/article/epz8mn/the-curious-case-of…)
• FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident (coindesk.com/layer2/2022/11/30/ftxs-collapse-w…)
• Going Infinite by Michael Lewis review – falling for the antihero (theguardian.com/books/2023/oct/25/going-infini…)
• The Second FTX Asset Recovery Report Is Packed With Bombshells (coindesk.com/consensus-magazine/2023/06/27/the…)
• Takeaways From a New Book on Sam Bankman-Fried (nytimes.com/2023/10/02/technology/going-infini…)
• Caroline Ellison Testifies Against Sam Bankman-Fried, Blaming Him for Crimes (nytimes.com/2023/10/10/technology/caroline-ell…)
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