heres the story about the exit scam  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vlt0lLzzYQ&ab_channel=SlightlySociable

basically, Empire Market was the most recent edition of the Silk Road. The admin took all the Bitcoins and ran. Guessing it was a few thousands Bitcoins. So maybe he dumped them yesterday and that's what caused the price to drop? 

Think we'll see the price walk back up over, if this is the reason. Seller is gone!