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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise by Zeke Faux
Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise by Zeke Faux
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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
by Zeke Faux
"The essential chronicle, by turns harrowing and uproarious, of a $3 trillion financial delusion."
📉 INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM | TRUE CRIME | FINANCE
An absolute must-read for finance skeptics, true crime fans, and anyone intrigued by the 2021 crypto bubble.
Extended Synopsis
In 2021, cryptocurrency captured the mainstream consciousness. Fueled by celebrity endorsements and Super Bowl ads, giant investment funds and everyday citizens alike poured money into digital assets they barely understood. Observing this frenzy, investigative reporter Zeke Faux set out on a two-year, globe-spanning quest to determine if this ecosystem was simply an epic confidence game.
His relentless investigation led him directly to Sam Bankman-Fried, the schlubby twenty-nine-year-old billionaire promising to save the world with his crypto fortune. From a luxury resort in the Bahamas to the elite "ApeFest," down to El Salvador's national Bitcoin gamble, and finally to a harrowing crypto-powered human-trafficking ring in Cambodia, Faux uncovers the staggering reality behind the screen. When the bubble dramatically bursts in 2022, readers are brought inside SBF’s penthouse to witness the immediate fallout of the world's new financial machinery collapsing.
Accolades & Awards
- Finalist: Edgar Award (Fact Crime) & Macavity Award (Nonfiction)
- Named a Best Book of the Year by: The New York Times DealBook, The Washington Post, Financial Times, and Wired.
“Masterfully written... one of the Books That Explain Where We Are”
— Ezra Klein, The New York Times
Product Tables: Narrative Milestones
| Investigation Subject | Global Location |
|---|---|
| Sam Bankman-Fried & FTX | The Bahamas (SBF's Penthouse) |
| National Treasury Gambles | El Salvador |
| Crypto Crime & Trafficking | Cambodia and the Philippines |
Technical Specifications
| ISBN-13 | 9780593443811 |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Publisher | Crown Books |
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