Ponzi scheme [1] , Anticompetitive hoarding [2] , Cornering the market, Raising rivals' costs (RRC), Consumer welfare harm, and so on
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoarding_(economics)
I think the event is big enough to stop them and send them behind bars.
> Samsung
I think that Samsung -and other manufacturers- have been intentionally limiting their production capacities so as not to devalue the prices of their chips (for SSD at least) so may be they are an interested part. This, combined with the madness we are seeing, is abuse^2 . I think they should also end up behind bars.