If pump and dump comes from traders, it shouldn't be illegal....
... what will happen to them if they were caught and said that they're part of the group that pumps and dumps?
It's difficult to determine if certain pump and dump in prices were actually orchestrated...
It is clear that many people don't know what a pump-and-dump scam is. That is unfortunate, because their ignorance may lead them to join a pump-and-dump group, not knowing that they are the intended victims.
Pump-and-dump is
not a rise in price followed by a fall in price. That is the result of a pump-and-dump.
If I quoted you, please read this:
"Pump and dump" (P&D) is a form of securities fraud that involves artificially inflating the price of an owned stock through false and misleading positive statements...