 off the cryptocurrency market's value, amid fears that the crisis could yet deepen. In an email obtained by The Ankler, Matthew Snyder of the talent agency Creative Artists Agency wrote: 'For the past six months or so, Michael Lewis has been travelling with and interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried. 'His childhood, early success on Wall Street, embrace of effective altruism and the creation of a crypto empire that catapulted him in record time into the ranks of the richest people in the world seemed more than sufficient for a signature Michael Lewis book.' He said the events of the last few weeks had provided a 'dramatic surprise ending' for the story and highlighted the rivalry between Bankman-Fried and Chanpeng Zhao, the chief executive of Binance, another exchange. Lewis describes them as the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader of crypto, according to the email. Mr Snyder said: 'Michael hasn't written anything yet, but the story has become too big for us to wait.' Lewis hinted about the subject of his new book in an interview with Financial News in August. He said: 'I really don't want to reveal exactly what I'm writing about. But I found a character through whom I can write about — it weirdly links up Flash Boys, The Big Short and Liar's Poker. 'I guess it is possible it will be framed as a crypto book, but it won't be a crypto book. It'll be about this really unusual character. You'll learn all about crypto and you'll learn about what screwed up market structure in the United States and so on.' Bankman-Fried has seen his $16bn (£13.6bn) fortune wiped out in a matter of days after his cryptocurrency exchange was forc){kind=link}
Michael Lewis describes FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried as the Luke Skywalker of crypto
The author of The Big Short is planning a book on the collapse of the FTX cryptocurrency exchange.
Michael Lewis has reportedly spent the past six months with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, according to The Ankler, an American news outlet.
The collapse of FTX, one of the world’s biggest exchanges, as it filed for bankruptcy protection has wiped $150bn (£126bn) off the cryptocurrency market’s value, amid fears that the crisis could yet deepen.
In an email obtained by The Ankler, Matthew Snyder of the talent agency Creative Artists Agency wrote: “For the past six months or so, Michael Lewis has been travelling with and interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried.