You got to love Mark Karpeles.
Here's a man who doesn't mind taking the entire world (well: btc world) with him on the way down, as long as it buys him an extra day or two of breathing room.
Sometimes I think E.Mucus is right: bitcoiners are among the most psychopathic creatures on earth.
(I don't really agree. But we have our fair share of psychos, i'll say that much.)