The guy got a taste of some power and influence and now he is on a power trip... He underestimated the support he had, when he teamed up with Mike Hearn. I guess there were more haters than
admirers for Mike Hearn and that caused XT to fail. He quickly jumped ship on XT and then created something more acceptable to the average Bitcoin user. {Classic} in the hope that he might gain
some favor and get back into the driving seat. The miners can possibly be his last chance to get back in the Bitcoin bus.