A large, globally connected investment bank suddenly fails after revealing massive losses on a specific class of complex assets. It is discovered that dozens of other major financial institutions also hold large quantities of these same assets. Which statement best analyzes the most likely mechanism through which this single failure could escalate into a systemic financial crisis?
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