So now it's out in the open.  Mike's announcement was a planned and scheduled event timed to create the most damage at just the right time.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0iArSIU0Z8&feature=youtu.be&t=47m22s

"I don't know what time it is, it will be in the New York Times any minute saying Mike Hearn broke up with Bitcoin and called it a failed experiment."