Sadly, I think this guy will kill himself.
He's a brainy guy without boundaries and probably with asperger's who went into the wrong field where boundaries really matter. I think the penny will drop and he's going to feel terribly bad about what he's done.
Probably would have had a really productive life as a software guy at a big bank or something, where he built the architecture but didn't play with money.
But now he'll look ahead and see nothing but misery.