What benefit of doubt? The guy has demonstrated countless of times how full of shit he is.
I am fully expecting the day when we can see the thousands of patents he says he has been maniacally submitting during the past few months. Spoiler:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lQ_MjU4QHwWell, he had Gavin Andresen fooled for a hot minute. I was just liking the flack he's been giving Jihan Wu, lately. I'm hoping Samson Mow is correct, and Bitmain is facing all kinds of trouble. Can't wait for that whale to be thoroughly harpooned by this bear market.
True professional conmen, grifter types, can fool just about anyone. Even the smartest people.
The problem is that CSW doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut. His egotistical mouth overloads his ass. He spouts off ridiculous drivel than even Satoshi couldn't think of if he was drunk and high. He blew his own con-job.
"Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool, than to open it and remove all doubt."