{"product_id":"stealing-the-future-sam-bankman-fried-elite-fraud-and-the-cult-of-techno-utopia-9781917516082","title":"Stealing the Future: Sam Bankman-Fried, Elite Fraud, and the Cult of Techno-Utopia","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen does a philosophy become a conspiracy?\u003c\/b\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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Repeater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917516082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"David Morris \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47659147395229,"sku":"9781917516082","price":39.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_f7ac7c8d-6b50-49f6-8cbe-934aab893982.jpg?v=1771351473","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/stealing-the-future-sam-bankman-fried-elite-fraud-and-the-cult-of-techno-utopia-9781917516082","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}