A fund posts its best month in years buying a rival's wreckage

Claim

Citadel posted its best month in years after buying the wreckage of a leveraged AI fund at a discount, proof that in AI markets timing beats thesis, while AI was implicated in 55% of African cybercrime as losses jumped to $484 million.

Reported metric: 55% / $484M

Reporting date: 2026-08-05 (not necessarily the event date)

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