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The $5B bets that went spectacularly wrong for tech bro before he lost $30B overnight - New York Post

Published by New York Post By Justin Choi, Sheetal Banchariya · 18 August 2026 at 01:43
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The $5B bets that went spectacularly wrong for tech bro before he lost $30B overnight - New York Post
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The “Nostradamus of AI” made a pair of $5 billion bets — only to watch his $45 billion hedge fund implode.

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