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Author Lewis, Michael (Michael M.), author

Title Going infinite : the rise and fall of a new tycoon / Michael Lewis
Edition First edition
Published New York : W.W. Norton and Company, [2023]
©2023

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 MELB  305.5234 Lew/Git  DUE 13-05-24
Description xv, 254 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Act I -- 1.. Yup -- 2. The Santa Claus Problem -- 3. Meta Games -- 4. The March of Progress -- Act II --5. How to Think About Bob -- 6. Artificial Love -- 7. The ORG Chart -- Act III -- 8. The Dragon's Hoard -- 9. The Vanishing -- 10. Manfred -- 11. Truth Serum -- Coda
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Bankman-Fried, Sam
Billionaires -- Bahamas -- Biography
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin
Electronic commerce
Money laundering
Fraud
White collar crimes
Swindlers and swindling -- Biography
Financial services industry -- Corrupt practices
Genre/Form Biographies
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.
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