Verdict
CONSENSUS 2/3 · LOW
Official reports emphasize a large sell order interacting with high-frequency liquidity withdrawal; alternative accounts stress fragile market structure more than a single culprit.
Question
What was the actual cause of the 2010 flash crash?
Dissent
google · fixture-google · UNKNOWN
Later analyses disputed attributing primary blame to one trader.
The crux
Whether a single order is the primary cause or a trigger inside a brittle microstructure.
By model
Slot 1 · openaifixture-openaiIT DEPENDS
- CFTC/SEC joint report highlighted a large E-mini sell program.
The joint report centers a fundamental seller interacting with HFT dynamics.
Slot 2 · anthropicfixture-anthropicIT DEPENDS
- Liquidity vanished as market makers pulled quotes during the cascade.
Microstructure fragility amplified the initial sell pressure.
Slot 3 · googlefixture-googleUNKNOWN · dissent
- Later analyses disputed attributing primary blame to one trader.
Competing narratives mean a single actual cause is not settled.
Limitations
Historical market microstructure remains contested; model synthesis is not an official finding.
2026-08-01T12:20:00Z · schema 1.0 · history · public_atlas
This demo compares public-purpose questions across hosted third-party models. A Consensus Card compares model outputs; agreement does not guarantee truth. Korvo desktop runs consensus on your documents, on your machine, with your keys — and your workspace data stays under your control.