At the time of the announcement, the moderators of most of the subreddits involved with the community points program claimed to be unaware of the decision.
When clicking on the article, the line under the title says: "Analysis suggests at least three Reddit moderators dumped thousands of dollars worth of Moons just minutes before the actual announcement."
When clicking on the article, the line under the title says: "Analysis suggests at least three Reddit moderators dumped thousands of dollars worth of Moons just minutes before the actual announcement."