I have always been skeptical when he makes such claims, especially seeing as though nothing ever comes of them.
Does no one remember AUR? That shit was fireworks. Don't poke the dragon!
CoinHoarder would love to see him take down Monero ... the ones poking the dragon have a reason

From what I can tell the cryptonote devs are treating him with more respect than the AUR devs did ... so who knows.