We must always caveat this with a couple of vastly vital particulars: virtually nobody outdoors of writer Norton or Lewis’ circle has learn the e-book, which publishes tomorrow, coinciding with the beginning of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, the place the disgraced founder is about to plead not responsible to a number of counts of fraud. It’s additionally forgivable that Lewis, like most reporters with direct entry to SBF, missed the pink flags at FTX. Bankman-Fried was a media phenomenon, a self-made billionaire who stood for capitalism completed proper — represented by his political donations, charitable commitments and tacky apparel (even when he didn’t precisely come from rags).
