http://www.bitcoinwatch.com/6.14 blocks per hour, hashrate rising slightly ... so much BS FUD and failed doomer-mongering around the halving, what's the next propaganda meme they'll try bashing bitcoin with? ... every cheap shot and underhand trick they try only makes bitcoin more resilient , diminishing returns, soon it will be cheaper to just buy bitcoin and get on board, just like mining at some point it is more profitable to be an honest miner.
The big dump near halving time could have been due to a manipulator trying underhand tricks to suppress the price because he shorted the halving. If it was he failed, it floated back to near where he dumped within a few hours.