Steem remains a great proposition, regardless of the size of Ned's whale stake. This is not Litecoin, where Charlie Lee bailing out coincides with a realization that Litecoin itself is outgunned on all sides by multiple other coins that do the same thing.
I expect Ned just needs the cash. The things young men get up to with cash are myriad, and usually embarrassing.
But since you suggest he's breaking bad, maybe he's starting a meth lab. :)
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