cui bono? It is clear that the american taxpayer is not profiting from this but neither seem the billionaires. So who does?

Those that are long Gold

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I really hope I am wrong, but this looks like a "false flag" operation.

"false flag" is when one actor makes it look like another did it. But in this event there is no apparent saboteur. So it's more like a covert sabotage than "false flag" sabotage.

Also notice the date on which this law was passed. Everybody in Europe was distracted as "we" were in the mid-finals of UEFA EURO 2020.

At least in Germany it is a common pattern to pass controversial laws when big sporting events are happening...

The price would have soared even higher, but there was a unusual long trade halt until after hours began.

https://www.nasdaqtrader.com/trader.aspx?id=TradeHalts#