Grammatical nitpicks aside, it's just not what you'd expect from somebody who is playing the good-hearted blogger with a lot of sensitive information under their belt.
> Not a happy Friday, Idiots. War.
> To the chagrin of the less confrontational, I plan to attack. And in putting my personal and professional reputation on the line, I will attack ruthlessly, from the front, and (figuratively) shoot to kill.
If you were to go down this particular path, the article just needed to be a clear statement of the information he has and the outcome he expects before he releases it. Instead it's more schoolyard nonsense from people pretending to be better than it all, painting himself as an outspoken martyr and a savior of the community.
> This egregious behavior and negligence may not be the worst of the information to come.
> If I get hit by a bus this weekend, my lawyers will release it.
At best it reads like a blackmailer, extortionist or market manipulator. I'm inclined to believe the latter.
However, by positioning Bitcoin as a alternative to what most think are corrupt financial institutions, the Bitcoin community is automatically held to a higher standard. So far it's failing miserably to meet that standard.
Does he indicate that he is surprised? He sounds disappointed and angry, and highly motivated to change things, but I caught no implication of surprise.
But that doesn't make much sense to me. Like, if I got mugged on the street, my jimmies would be rustled, despite the fact that thousands of muggings occur and have occurred for centuries.
