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. AdvertisementAdvertisementSam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced former CEO of crypto exchange FTX, used "The Big Short" author Michael Lewis as a sounding board for ideas — including one about acquiring Twitter. Lewis told CBS that Bankman-Fried came to him for advice on a variety of ideas. Should I join Elon Musk in buying Twitter?

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Persons: Michael Lewis, SBF, Elon Musk, Lewis, —, Sam Bankman, Fried, Musk, Will MacAskill —, Musk's, Grimes texted Organizations: CBS, Elon, Service, Twitter, Forbes