If by wild fluctuations you mean the out of nowhere exponential price growth, I think gox shenanigans are understood by many(without the bias of millions of dol

If by wild fluctuations you mean the out of nowhere exponential price growth, I think gox shenanigans are understood by many(without the bias of millions of dollars invested) to be among the main causative factors there. It certainly can't be easily dismissed as a probable cause.