itsmebee's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
4.0
Solid introduction for anyone who wants to learn about the most recent crypto boom and bust cycle.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racism, Sexism, and Trafficking
None of these people are great people, so expect that going in.ethanmill's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
subdue_provide75's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
3.0
A dark-but-fun romp through recent cryptocurrency history!
overlordror's review against another edition
dark
informative
fast-paced
4.5
Anyone interested in the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's house of cards should check this out versus the fawning portrayal of a misunderstood genius that Michael Lewis delivers. It's pretty clear Bankman-Fried set his ethics aside for potential gains under the banner of 'maximizing good' for the most people—ie, it's real easy to scam if you say you're doing it for good reasons. Michael Lewis' fawning profile falls apart when FTX collapsed because he was writing a different book entirely—one that would have been a fawning profile of a misunderstood boy genius had his scams not caught up with him.