It's now crystal clear. All he wants is the liquid STEEM he bought and not Steemit or any type of further investment for Steemit or Steem. The man was playing a buy the rumor sell the news strategy but entered the game with too little information about his purchase. I don't know anything for sure about the legal documents regarding Steemit's stake belonging to none other than development and maintenance for Steemit and the Steem blockchain. Ned however claims that Steemit's stake was not promised for anything and somehow he deserves it, for taking the risk of starting this business, and that the rest that came after built on his foundation. Really a foggy situation. I don't know what to believe anymore, but Steem has a shaky future ahead and absolutely nothing is certain anymore.