Crypto is about a lot more than a former golden boy turned villain

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This week, we’ll dive into the outcomes of a survey I carried out on the way forward for AI and what lies past the ChatGPT hype. And since you’ll be able to’t all the time escape the hype, I additionally learn a ebook about SBF — however not the one by Michael Lewis. As a substitute, I picked “Quantity Go Up: Inside Crypto’s Wild Rise and Staggering Fall” by investigative reporter Zeke Fake, and I’m glad I did. — Anna

Ponzi all over the place

Though I simply did, it’s not fully honest to name Fake’s ebook “Quantity Go Up” an “SBF ebook.” Certain, it has a number of chapters on FTX’s founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, and the epilogue is usually about his destiny, which has been unfolding in court this week. Nevertheless it’s additionally about crypto extra broadly, and that’s a very good factor.

It’s not that I don’t care about getting a greater understanding of SBF’s character. I listened to a complete podcast series about him, and my colleague Jacquelyn Melinek can also be getting back from courtroom every day with fascinating tidbits on his behavior. However similar to the trial’s first witness was an alleged sufferer of FTX, I additionally need to hear from individuals whose lives have been affected by the rise and fall of crypto.