The funding comes from crowds right now who are trading it in public market.
The financing has to come from new shareholders or new cash injected by old shareholders and so going private would not prevent dilutions but there will be no theater gaming it. Averaging down will no longer fund the shorts but rather it will be an investment in the company.
It has to be verified that they have the goods before going private. The big shareholders should hire someone to go and verify the state of product.