I’ve always assumed the buyout attempt was to devalue it and cause it to fail, so I would say failure was the goal before the value wasn’t able to be manipulated.

Some folks really need to read and discuss George Orwell’s book, 1984, and such things as double-speak.

I’m back at my cliff, still throwing things off I listen to the sounds they make on their way down I follow with my eyes 'til they crash