How a 24 Year Old Just Lost $30 Billion in One Month

Leopold Aschenbrenner turned a $225 million AI bet into $20+ billion in 18 months, then lost almost all of it. This is what happens when being directionally correct about the future meets being structurally unprepared for the present. Why it matters: leverage works both ways, concentration risk is invisible until it isn't, and the difference between a visionary and a cautionary tale is often just one month of bad luck. Subscribe to @max-economics for breakdowns of the invisible systems that move your money and markets. #LeopoldAschenbrenner #HedgeFundCollapse #aiinvesting 0:00 Fire Sale 2:05 The Prodigy's Orbit 3:03 Situational Awareness 6:24 Four Hundred Percent 7:48 Both Legs Break 10:53 Right but Not Solvent