1) I dunno. The pervasive narrative in this here space is that everything out of Craig's mouth is either: a lie, or; simply wrong. As such, how could anything he say undermine the legitimacy of the sector?
OTOH, if he has the capability to carry out such a threat, how would his huge advance warning not be a good thing?
2) I dunno again. Before vanishing, Satoshi revealed very little of his personal proclivities. I see no evidence therein to support the notion that he might not use his substantial war chest in order to tilt the market in favor of what he perceives as the more faithful rendition of his ideals. What exactly am I missing in his writings?
But if he crashes the market, BSV will also go down with it.
I have frequently heard this narrative. I have yet to see any convincing evidence that there is any truth to it. How about you sell me on the idea?
It did for some time, aye. But has of late been rebounding nicely (which admittedly may be at least in part due to very publicized irrelevancies - I make no claim of proportion here). He may be playing a longer game. Aren't we hodlers supposed to be all about the deferred gratification?