I wouldn't be surprised by any of that being true, except the 'second great depression was going to happen anyway' bit.
Well...shit.
I think that implanted microchips are already here in essence. Trackimg and traces on people's phones, vaccine passports, and CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies) already accomplish everything that a microchip could ever be nefariously designed for.
The economy was running along fine till the lockdowns happened.