With respect to crypto, they could easily buy it all up. Maybe they have bought most of it and we don't even know, yet.
There is no other explanation for the massive run last winter. They not only pushed it through the ceiling, they added several new floors that had no business existing. It was a wake up call for the foolish who thought it would just keep inflating higher when they got left holding the bags. Who knows how long those who didn't eat their losses and sell for a loss will have to hold just to break even on what they paid?
Yeah, I should have sold :/ Hehe. At least I didn't buy any :P