Hype Machine: Inside the Cult of Crypto

''A gripping real-life financial thriller.'' CLAER BARRETT, AUTHOR OF WHAT THEY DON''T TEACH YOU ABOUT MONEY ''Fast-paced and highly accessible ... A must read.'' GILLIAN TETT, AUTHOR OF ANTHRO-VISION ''Anybody who wants to understand the cryptocurrency mania should read Hype Machine.'' LIONEL BARBER, FORMER EDITOR OF THE FINANCIAL TIMES On 2 November 2023, in one of the largest fraud trials in history, Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of stealing billions of dollars from the customers of his crypto-exchange, FTX. How did this 31-year-old Californian in shorts and a T-shirt manage to become one of the most famous CEOs in the world? How did greed, fear and free money inflate the crypto bubble until it finally popped with devastating consequences for millions of people who lost money in the crash? Who were the enablers, investors and innovators who transformed the original promise of crypto into a digital