Number Go Up

{{Short description|2023 non-fiction book by Zeke Faux}}

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| language = English

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| publisher = Currency

| pub_date = September 12, 2023

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| isbn = 978-0-593-44381-1

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Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall is a 2023 book by the investigative journalist Zeke Faux which takes a critical look at the world of cryptocurrency. The book discusses crypto-related topics including Sam Bankman-Fried and the 2022 collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Razzlekhan, and pig butchering scams. {{Cite web |date= |title=Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall by Zeke Faux |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593443811 |access-date=2023-10-06 |website=Publishers Weekly}} {{Cite magazine |last=Roberts |first=Jeff John |date=September 12, 2023 |title=Review: 'Number Go Up' is a funny if shallow look at the worst people in crypto |url=https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/09/12/review-number-go-up-is-a-funny-if-shallow-look-at-the-worst-people-in-crypto/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |magazine=Fortune |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |first1=Daniel |last1=Ackerman |first2=Deborah |last2=Becker |date=September 19, 2023 |title=Tales from the world of cryptocurrency and casino capitalism |url=https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/09/19/tales-from-the-world-of-cryptocurrency-and-casino-capitalism |access-date=2023-10-06 |publisher=On Point |language=en}} {{Cite magazine |last=Knibbs |first=Kate |date=October 5, 2023 |title=Everybody's Talking About the Wrong Sam Bankman-Fried Book |language=en-US |magazine=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/story/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-trial-going-infinite-number-go-up/ |access-date=2023-10-06 |issn=1059-1028}}

The book was on the best books of 2023 lists of many major publications including Wired,{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/story/best-books-of-2023/|title=The 16 Best Books of 2023|first=Kate|last=Knibbs|magazine=Wired |via=www.wired.com}} the Washington Post,{{Cite news |date=2023-11-15 |title=50 notable works of nonfiction |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2023/11/15/best-nonfiction/ |access-date=2024-01-26 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en}} the Los Angeles Times,{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-12-22/column-the-best-tech-books-of-2023|title=Column: The 10 best tech books of 2023|date=December 22, 2023|website=Los Angeles Times}} and the Financial Times.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/68a8239e-4da8-47c7-8409-b4280d5f7db2|title=Best books of 2023 — Business|website=www.ft.com}}

Faux explained that the title of the book was inspired by something he heard during a conference he was attending, "[it was] something I heard a Bitcoin guy say...and he was like, if the price goes up, it gets people excited. The more people will buy, then the price will go up more. And before you know it, like to the moon. And I thought that was kind of laughable. But I really think that's kind of what's been happening these last couple of years."{{cite web|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/why-harris-trump-talking-crypto-215608161.html|title=Why Harris and Trump are talking crypto: 'Number Go Up' author|date=2 October 2024|accessdate=20 February 2025|publisher=Yahoo Finance|author= Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton}}