I appreciate you taking the time to respond to my poorly articulated train of logic. Instead of going over your reply's point by point I will just say I think there is little doubt that Craig was at or near Bitcoin beginning's and that he currently controls a large bag of coins. That being said, I think you hit the nail on the head describing what I was implying and that is what was/is or could be the motivation. The primary reason for showing pros and cons is that the pro list is pretty heavy imo and the cons seem trivial except for the opsec. Which in CSW's case might be considered a pro as he's ego apparently has no bounds.

Cypherpunk's have never been about money..it was always the cause. If you believe as I do that a cadre of these giant's created Bitcoin then the first two thing's I mentioned have extreme weight in a logic tree and any continued obfuscation appears to be a zero sum game.

I will finish by stating that perhaps logic and rational thought are not my forte, I am much more comfortable in abstract and non-linear thinking. What I do have and had over many years imho is a outstanding bullshit detector...and I have to tell you jb...something stink's with all of this.