I really don't think, that the whales left the market.
Crypto will rise again, whales know this very well. So maybe they left for now, but sure they will buy back in and enjoy their new millions of dollars..
Whales didnt left the market I think due to now the bitcoin will for sure recover. Bitcoin will not crash it is the normal cycle of the market that tends to go up or down. So when price drops the time to invest and will increase value in time.