Panic, sex and the Aussie connection: Takeaways from new SBF book

‘Going Infinite’, by Michael Lewis, offers a behind-the-scenes account of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s rise and fall.

David Yaffe-Bellany

Oct 3, 2023 – 12.44pm

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On Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT), the day that Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial on federal fraud charges begins, bestselling author Michael Lewis is set to publish a widely anticipated book about Bankman-Fried’s failed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX.

Lewis, author of The Blind Side, The Big Short and Moneyball, spent months interviewing Bankman-Fried and other top FTX executives, and had access to the company’s headquarters in the Bahamas for the book, Going Infinite.