(MarketWatch) George Soros may be getting rich on an implosion in British markets \u2014 again.The landmark vote in the U.K. to leave the European Union has rocked global markets, sending the British pound GBPUSD, -2.0254% to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -3.39% plunged as much as 700 points at one point, and Europe\u2019s benchmark stock index SXXP, -7.03% was facing its worst one-day plunge since 1987.<\/p>\n
It is precisely the scenario of which Soros, writing in Britain\u2019s Guardian newspaper last week, warned. The global financial carnage and Friday\u2019s tumble could be adding to the wealthy investor\u2019s bankroll, if reports are true.Soros is famous for breaking the Bank of England \u2014 and lining his pockets \u2014 in 1992 with a bet against the British pound, which resulted in sterling\u2019s ejection from the European exchange-rate mechanism.<\/p>\n