By Special Feature by Forbes AsiaWhat if someone created a market cheat code—and then uploaded it for the world to use?Hong Kong, 2025 — In a sunlit University of Hong Kong classroom, Joseph Plazo walked the stage like a code-wielding prophet.The room froze as one command line appeared—quietly holding the blueprint of financial warfare.“Thi

By Guest Columnist, Forbes Tech DeskThe man who outplayed the market didn’t lock away his creation. He set it free.In a lecture hall humming with anticipation, Joseph Plazo stood before a crowd ready to rewrite how markets are understood.PhDs and programmers sat frozen, eyes locked on the projector as a piece of market history appeared as code.�