Steevc, there is manipulation at every turn that's for sure, I've always been skeptical about the supposed invisibility of bitcoin, although that could be my mind trying to hope.
Markets are manipulated the world over, and it isnt helping that the price of over 1000 cryptos depend heavily on the price of bitcoin.
Like you rightly said though, the price of steem can and should sway with a little press coverage.
Its been long steevc, hows the music been going?
We hear about manipulation of other markets all the time. We shouldn't expect crypto to be different. Greed is universal.
I'm still having fun with music. I need to write some new songs some time.
Ya, well if you need help with any lyrics, I'm game!