$PIPPIN The short-selling brothers still holding on this coin can try to complain to the exchange about its short-term volatility being too large, prompting the exchange to impose position limits. Once the exchange imposes position limits, the market makers will find it difficult to use the funds in their original accounts to increase their positions. If they want to use their secondary accounts to pump the price, they will need to transfer funds from their original accounts. The dispersal of funds will pose a risk of a chain liquidation, making it very hard to push the price up again.