I don't think it's just the whales that control the price, maybe there is an effect when they sell some of their coins and the impact drops in price then that's when the market panics and there is a sale
When there is news that Elon Musk sells Doge and Bitcoin but there is no significant price decline, this makes us optimistic that cryptocurrencies are not dependent on the whale, maybe they have large amounts but will not be able to control prices.