Money from the short squeeze on GameStop (GME) in January of 2021. Taking all of Melvins capital.
Elon Musk gave GME a shoutout on twitter after the stock soared from a mere $4 in early Dec. to $150 end of January.

Melvin owes 5.5 Billion dollars at a 60% interest rate.
Yo dog nice Tesla” -Rando dude
“Yeah thank Elon for helping me get that Melvin Money”
by Estretoseten January 26, 2021
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