Going Infinite

Welcome to a whirlwind story about a math-savvy newcomer whose almost-religious dedication to helping others shaped his quest to amass and give away a massive fortune. At first, he looked like someone who would quietly crunch numbers behind the scenes. Instead, he found himself in the limelight as the founder of a new kind of crypto empire, poised to revolutionize finance. Along the way, he made improbable deals, donated huge sums to political causes, and attracted celebrities to endorse his dream. Yet behind the scenes, confusion, half-finished plans, and restless improvisation defined his operation. This stark tension between bighearted aspirations and messy realities gives birth to a drama that upends our notions of money, morality, and success.

We begin by exploring the seeds of a brilliant but offbeat mind, a childhood filled with unconventional reasoning, and an early belief that life’s highest goal is to save as many people as possible. This conviction, fueled by a movement called effective altruism, would steer him into big decisions about where to work, what to trade, and how far to push his talents. Through it all, he battled skepticism and forged alliances that would soon become pivotal to his meteoric rise—and eventual crash.

Our protagonist spent his teen years feeling like an outsider, perplexed by social rituals yet devouring complex math problems with ease. A rebellious streak simmered beneath his subdued exterior: he challenged the idea that literature and subjective experiences mattered. In his mind, everything boiled down to logical steps and probability. These formative years found him at odds with typical childhood interests. School bored him, friendships were scarce, and he questioned every norm. Though quiet, he was insistent on following his own reasoning—both a blessing and a curse that would later shape his business choices.

In college, he discovered the philosophy of effective altruism, which argued that earning large sums of money to improve the world might be more impactful than direct, hands-on volunteering. Enthralled by such rational idealism, he dove in headfirst, choosing high finance as the quickest way to accumulate funds. He was determined to save lives through donations, and it didn’t bother him to step into the grittier world of trading, so long as it served the bigger goal. This mindset would drive him to leave behind safer career paths and launch his own high-stakes enterprise.

On a practical level, he sought out a high-frequency trading firm that valued brains over polish. There, he excelled in creative problem-solving, swiftly calculating odds and expected returns. Yet even as he thrived among elite traders, he felt drawn to something bolder—an environment where he’d create the rules and funnel profits directly to urgent global needs.