Because it is bullshit.
The nodes determine what transactions are valid. It's not a bug. It's smart programming.
He and Ocean are entitled to do whatever they want too though. And them too are acting within the rules.
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Lying and misrepresenting the truth will always be met with scrutiny. The market needs to be informed; deception will be punished.
In hindsight, the comms of the launch event seem vague, and at best did comms not touch on these critical, fine points.
Nor were these exhaustively documented on a website or github.
Seems like a lesson in product launch and marketing, and a missed opportunity to the gain goodwill and trust of miners.
I hope for their sake the team lays out all the criticisms and responds openly.