The ebook’s comparatively sympathetic remedy of Sam turns into extra placing in distinction to depictions of his adversaries, similar to Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao. Earlier than the ebook was printed, a letter from Artistic Artists Company circulating in Hollywood stated Lewis likened Sam and CZ “to the Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader of crypto.” Traces of this characterization nonetheless made it into the completed ebook. “Binance was the category bully, FTX the category nerd, and every took pleasure in utilizing its particular powers to torment the opposite,” Lewis wrote. He additionally stated, “Sam thought concerning the measurement of the pie, whereas CZ cared extra concerning the measurement of his piece.” There’s additionally some gratuitous shade, similar to, “If CZ ever had an unique thought he by no means expressed it.”