{"product_id":"stealing-the-future-sam-bankman-fried-elite-fraud-and-the-cult-of-techno-utopia-paperback","title":"Stealing the Future: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Morris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen does a philosophy become a conspiracy?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2024, Sam Bankman-Fried -- once hailed as the future of finance and one of the richest men in America -- was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stealing $11 billion and collapsing over a hundred companies. \u003ci\u003eStealing the Future\u003c\/i\u003e is the inside story of that unraveling, told by a member of the CoinDesk team that first broke the case. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this is more than a true crime story. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's a journey into the tangled web of tech-utopianism, libertarian idealism, and the seductive ideologies of Silicon Valley -- from Effective Altruism to transhumanism -- that helped cloak one of the biggest financial frauds of the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these philosophies increasingly fuel the global far right, \u003ci\u003eStealing the Future \u003c\/i\u003easks: what happens when abstract theories gain real power -- and who's really paying the price?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Z. Morris\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most respected and longstanding journalists covering cryptocurrency. He was part of the team at CoinDesk that exposed and brought down Sam Bankman-Fried. As a staff writer at Fortune he coveredTesla and a variety of tech firms, and has written about technology for The Atlantic, Slate, and Aeon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52408396513554,"sku":"9781917516082","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/BFmgUhiU6C9781917516082.webp?v=1781975296","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/stealing-the-future-sam-bankman-fried-elite-fraud-and-the-cult-of-techno-utopia-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}