So, the Bitcoin price rose because people bought it (via Bitfinex). The price fell when it was sold. I imagine doing a similar study on transactions from Coinbase (which has a big user base and volume) might reveal similar results.
Is there evidence that this was orchestrated or was done maliciously by a small group of actors. The headline is written like there is more to it.
You missed the part about the owners of Bitfinex running a pretend currency and bidding up BTC with it. That's why Bitfinex is different than Coinbase. It was like clockwork, you'd see a dip, a huge amount of Tether's would come online and boom huge volume at Bitfinex buying the dip and surging to new heights.
Is there evidence that this was orchestrated or was done maliciously by a small group of actors. The headline is written like there is more to it.