TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lewis,Michael
TI  - Going infinite: the rise and fall of a new tycoon 
T2  - Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
SN  - 9780241651117
AV  - HG1710.3 .L39 2024
U1  - 364.16 LEW 23/eng/20231213
PY  - 2024///
CY  - [Waterville, ME]
PB  - Thorndike Press
KW  - Bankman-Fried, Sam.
KW  - Billionaires
KW  - United States
KW  - Biography
KW  - Swindlers and swindling
KW  - Cryptocurrencies
KW  - Bitcoin
KW  - Electronic commerce
KW  - Money laundering
KW  - Biographies
KW  - lcgft
N2  - "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"--
ER  -