Just as the pump happened a few days ago, so did the dump - nothing new for BTC, a change in price like this is quite common. The dump usually happens over the weekend which was the case here, apparently in an attempt to catch most people unprepared. This looked like a very well-prepared bull trap that used halving as bait, and there is no doubt that a lot of small fish were caught on that bait.
Yet at this point, $8500 seems to have been the bottom line, and we are slowly recovering. Maybe some are disappointed, but let's remember that 2 months ago when the situation looked much worse than today and I don't think anyone should be ungrateful that we actually returned to the level where we were before the big dump.
the problem with manipulation is that it can't be done forever. at some point people catch up and learn about how it works and go against it and make even more money while the manipulators lose money.
Not forever, but maybe for a very long time. Aside from the fact that some people learn from their mistakes, there are always some new ones coming who have no experience and become weak hands whenever they get caught in a trap. I may not even blink an eye at something like this, but someone who has invested recently will definitely be in a panic when he sees that he has
lost 10% overnight.