Was The Bitcoin Pump and Dump More Market Manipulation?

Bitcoin has spent the best part of this week in a declining channel as it grinds lower towards $7k. A brief flurry of activity in late trading yesterday saw the digital asset surge over $500 in less than an hour. Six hours later it dumped the same amount which was music to the ears of the crypto critics.
Bitcoin Pump and Dump
Losses were starting to accelerate this week as BTC dipped below $7,100 according to Tradingview.com. Since the weekend high of $7,850 the king of crypto has dumped almost