The recent events he is referring to is the fact that it was recently discovered that Bitmain has implemented and possibly used the covert version of asicboost in their own mining operations.
You answer for me? That's part of your moderation duties? I think you have been the only one to mention "asicboost". Do you have any statistical evidence for the possibility you claim?
A healthy moderation should stay neutral and not participate in the discussions, nor lock threads.