Maybe. Rather than blackmail though, I think Tabs Back and company (Greg probably loved the authority that he wielded) were just simply bribed by the banks (and really those above that use the bankers as their financial weapons). He probably couldn't stand that Satoshi did what he couldn't and his ego ate at him, honeyed words and some few pieces of silver from the bankers was probably enough to do the trick.
But for sure! They used the same playbook and it would almost have been comical if it didn't set us back so far.
Maybe. Rather than blackmail though, I think Tabs Back and company (Greg probably loved the authority that he wielded) were just simply bribed by the banks (and really those above that use the bankers as their financial weapons). He probably couldn't stand that Satoshi did what he couldn't and his ego ate at him, honeyed words and some few pieces of silver from the bankers was probably enough to do the trick.
But for sure! They used the same playbook and it would almost have been comical if it didn't set us back so far.
Yeah, definitely a possibility.