Book describes Sam Bankman-Fried with little attention span or respect for appointments

Cointelegraph

Published Oct 02, 2023 03:19PM ET

Updated Oct 03, 2023 08:20AM ET

Michael Lewis, author of The Big Short, has painted an interesting picture of Sam “SBF’ Bankman-Fried in his soon-to-be-released book on the former FTX CEO.

In an excerpt of Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon published in the Washington Post on Oct. 1, Lewis describes several interactions Bankman-Fried had with the media and influential figures prior to the downfall of FTX and his criminal charges in the United States. According to the author, he would frequently play video games in the background during online interviews — his League of Legends exploits are well reported — often giving little attention to people, including Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

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