AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
With a new afterword on Sam Bankman-FriedтАЩs trial and its aftermath
One of the New YorkerтАЩs Best Books of 2023 тАв One of PureWowтАЩs 42 Books to Gift in 2023 This Year тАв One of FortuneтАЩs Best Crypto Books of 2023
тАЬGoing Infinite is in many ways Lewis at his best. He marshals a complex global story without losing sight of the delightful and revealing human details. He is a world-class noticer.тАЭ тАФJesse Armstrong, writer and creator of HBOтАЩs Succession, Times Literary Supplement
тАЬA stupefyingly pleasurable book to read.тАЭ тАФGideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker
тАЬGoing Infinite is an instant classic.тАЭ тАФHelen Lewis, The Atlantic
тАЬGoing Infinite is wildly entertaining, surprising multiple times on pretty much every page, but it adds up to a sad story, even a tragedy, for its central character and for all the people who lost so much thanks to his actions.тАЭ тАФJohn Lanchester, London Review of Books
тАЬWill join Digital Gold as one of the all-time best crypto books.тАЭтАФJeff John Roberts, Fortune
тАЬA wry, engaging writer and a gifted storyteller.тАЭ тАФJulia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times
тАЬIt may be easy to take for granted how entertainingly [Michael Lewis] pulls it off again in Going Infinite.тАЭ тАФBrett Martin, GQ
From the best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTXтАЩs spectacular collapse and the enigmatic founder at its center. ┬а
When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the worldтАЩs youngest billionaire and cryptoтАЩs 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 ownтАФuntil it all came undone.