Dev team wasn't in on it. Dev team knew that if he wasnt dealt with amicibly, he could have done more damage, kept control of the btctalk accounts, and perhaps done some nasty things through the github.

CRYPT was in line to be added to BTC-E. We will release logs after their decision. There is still a good chance we will get on, but why in the hell would we damage the coin by creating some BS like this.

I understand your skepticism... I would be unsure too. But the last thing we wanted to do was hurt the coin. I personally wasnt even home when this happened, I came back to see 50k sat and was in shock. Luckily we regained control as quickly as possible. I'm sorry that the friendliness makes you uneasy, but we felt it was the best way to deal with the situation. Otherwise those logs would not have been posted - they are private messages, not public chat.