Fascinated with the world and fascinated by the history of FTX and its co-founder Sam Bankman Fried, Many have wondered how long it will be before a film or series about the plot hits theaters or on a streaming platform.
Good news for those who want a movie, the first step could be with a book said to be in the works by an award-winning author.
What happened: cryptocurrency platform FTX has filed for bankruptcy last week, a move that was preceded the decline of FTX Token FTT/USD and other leading cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin BTC/USD and ether ETH/USD.
The bankruptcy also came after Rivalen binance had a pending acquisition for FTX which it eventually called off.
Reports circulating over the weekend point to this best-selling author Michael Lewis has been following Bankman-Fried for six months and may have a book in the works.
An email from the talent agency Agency for creative artists (CAA) was sent to parties to stimulate demand for the book and potential film rights, according to a report by The ankle, who received the email from the CAA agent Matthew Snyder.
“Michael Lewis’ next book is about Sam Bankman-Fried. Email from CAA confirms embedded within last 6 months; Note below was first sent to potential film rights buyers,” CEO and Founder of Ankler Media Janice Min tweeted.
In the email, Lewis’ book focused on many aspects of Bankman-Fried’s life, including his childhood and the founding of FTX. Another storyline would be the rivalry between the FTX CEO and the Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Compare the two to Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader respectively.
“In the last six months or so, author Michael Lewis traveled with and interviewed Sam Bankman-Fried. His childhood, early Wall Street success, embrace of effective altruism, and the creation of a crypto empire that catapulted him into the ranks of the world’s wealthiest people in record time seemed more than enough for a Michael signature…
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