‘Big Short’ author Michael Lewis says Sam Bankman-Fried came to him for advice on ideas — like buying Twitter with Elon Musk

Michael Lewis’ book on the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX is set to be published on Tuesday. “The Big Short” author told CBS’ “60 Minutes” SBF used him as a sounding board for ideas, including buying Twitter with Elon Musk. Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, used “The Big…

‘Dumb Money,’ the movie based on the 2021 GameStop trading frenzy, comes up short

This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter. When individual investors sent shares of so-called meme stocks skyrocketing in early 2021, putting billion-dollar hedge funds on their heels, one thing seemed obvious: This would make a helluva movie. More than two years later, we get to see for ourselves. “Dumb Money,” which opens for…