I am simply saying that it is early to tell if Bitcoin failed in any way. Is it subject to price manipulation? Of course. But that's the result of a free and mostly unregulated market, which is inherently a good thing because it fosters long term robustness at the price of short term stability.
In other words, what Bitcoin may or may not be today does not define what it is going to be in 2, 5 or 10 years.
In other words, what Bitcoin may or may not be today does not define what it is going to be in 2, 5 or 10 years.