And finally… going infinite
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In a deal that’s breaking records and raising eyebrows, Apple has reportedly paid $5 million (£4m) for the rights to Michael Lewis’s unpublished book, Going Infinite, centred around the infamous Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), founder of now-collapsed crypto exchange FTX.
The figure is unprecedented for an unpublished work and trumps the $2m (£1.6m) paid for the first four Harry Potter books, reflecting Hollywood’s and the public’s keen interest in stories of high-profile swindlers.
SBF has so far inspired eight separate film projects and at least three books, including one by Bloomberg journalist Zeke Faux, whose own crypto-focused book also features Mr Bankman-Fried. Mr Faux has publicly criticised Mr Lewis for what he perceived to be an overly favourable interview with SBF, sparking debates about journalistic integrity, Fortune reports.
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