Bill Hwang
Photo Illustration: 731; Emile Wamsteker/BloombergHe Lost $36 Billion in a Week. Now Bill Hwang Is Fighting to Avoid Prison
The Archegos founder who erased his fortune in a blink — and helped bring down Credit Suisse — heads to trial next week with his faith unshaken.
It came to him in a dream. That’s what Bill Hwang told people.
In his vision, the blood of Christ washes over New York, cleansing the great metropolis of its sins. The mysterious trader — creator-destroyer of one of the world’s great fortunes — was so moved by the idea that, like a modern Medici, he commissioned a famous artist to bring his dream to life.