But no one would know he sold.
It's not like Bitcoin has private shareholders and 10q reports.

So now that the world does know, how much did he donate to the bid, what repercussions did that have on the short Really how stupid can one be to not consider those items and pile on with a negative public statement.

Even disgruntled programmers are not that oblivious.
Harmful intent could absolutely be argued in court. It was a  rash and selfish move, nothing more. My only hope is that other heavily invested programmers understand legal action could follow if you decide to act in a manner that results in hundreds of millions dollars, euro etc etc of loss. This wasn't even a legitimate problem for crying out loud.