It just goes to show that the system has been fake all along. They keep inventing ridiculous new ways to steal money on a whim, they're carting away everything that isn't nailed down, now they're attacking their own pivotal institutions and cashing in on the shorts. That means they're ready to say, "Pull it!" to the last financial structures standing.

It looks like they've been waiting for something to happen, something they have no control over and can't predict the outcome of, and have been playing for time and using the opportunity for more kleptocracy. I vote for one or more major solar CMEs, maybe initiated by a companion star, maybe that star's planet.