bitcoin surge happens when fiat moves to exchanges and if whales were behind it then you had to look at their bank accounts where they trasfer fiat to buy bitcoin increasing its price, not the bitcoin blockchain!!!
ps. we had 4 huge news today leading to this rise. 5 if you count the price rise and the FOMO itself:
1. Microsoft launching a tool on bitcoin blockchain
2. eBay supposedly planning to accept bitcoin
3. BAKKT announced futures
4. Starbucks, Nordstrom, whole foods now accept bitcoin payments
p.ps. the drop below $6k was whale manipulation months ago. this is just market going back to normal after that manipulation was over.
I already knew about this rumor from yesterday, but in reality it did not affect the price. the decline continues, prices fall to very deep. so this is definitely whales manipulation. manipulation occurs when prices fall and when prices rise. this is not a strange thing in crypto. even though I hate it, but I'm still happy when that happens.