THE GENIUS WHO GAVE AWAY HIS BRAIN

When a technopreneur crafts a trading algorithm that beats Wall Street—and gives it away for free—you brace for either brilliance or bedlam.Singapore, 2025 — The room hushed as Joseph Plazo took the stage at the Marina Bay Sands.“This is the brain that beat the markets,” he said, lifting a USB. “And I’m giving it to the world.”Gasps

When a technopreneur crafts a trading algorithm that beats Wall Street—and gives it away for free—you brace for either brilliance or bedlam.Under a canopy of chandeliers in Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, Joseph Plazo stepped onto the stage, flash drive in hand.Holding up a house-key-sized flash drive, he declared, “This made billions. It’s