‘Big Short’ author Michael Lewis almost ready to publish book on SBF

Michael Lewis, the best-selling author of the big gamble and money ballhas revealed that he has almost finished writing his book on Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) and the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.

The next book is titled Going Infinite: The Rise And Fall Of A New Tycoon, and Lewis initially stumbled upon the subject of Bankman-Fried in late 2021, after a friend asked him to meet with the FTX founder and give him a reading.

Speaking at the Bitcoin 2023 Conference in Miami on May 19, Lewis did not offer a specific publication date, but indicated that he wants the book published when the criminal trial against SBF begins in October.

However, a quick search on Amazon shows that the book has a tentative release date of October 3rd.

Lewis was also reportedly close to refinement the book just before FTX infamously imploded in November 2022 and the subsequent criminal charges were filed against SBFadding a whole new angle to the story behind the former billionaire crypto magnate.

The tales of SBF and FTX

Recounting the writing process while speaking at the Bitcoin conference, Lewis suggested that the ftx drama he finally saved the book.

"I thought 'I don't have a book,'" he said, adding:

"I had this conversation with a kind of person I used as a sounding board... and he said, 'Your problem is you don't have a third act. You have the first two acts, but you don't have a third act.' And I said 'that's absolutely right. I don't know how to end it.' A week later, FTX blows up. I was so thankful."

The author, of course, didn't want to go into too much detail about the book, but he did point out that he got to see the FTX collapse firsthand when it happened.

"It's meant to read like a piece of fiction," he said, adding that "if you didn't know anything about crypto. If you didn't even know who Sam Bankman-Fried was. You might think 'this is just a made up story,'" he said. .

Notably, Lewis also revealed on Bitcoin Miami that he owns a modest amount of Bitcoin (BTC) that it was all locked up in the bankruptcy of FTX.

Shit I'm tired sorry this is of course Michael Lewis!

—Joe Nakamoto (@JoeNakamoto) May 19, 2023

Since Lewis was able to provide an interesting and in-depth series of the key players and moments surrounding the 2008 housing bubble crisis in The Big Short, his next book on SBF is sure to have some interesting insights.

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During his appearance at the conference, Lewis revealed that he has interviewed people from SBF's inner circle and employees, government officials in both the Bahamas and the US.

He has also had access to SBF for two years, with the founder of FTX continuous to allow Lewis to interview him during his house arrest in Paolo Alto.

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