Hes gone (from steem). Try googling about his feud with ned. Ned embraces centralization and wants control. Dan obviously is nearly an anarchist for 'life liberty and freedom.'
Im not a fan of either of them but dan had a much clearer vision towards decentralization. But i guess he didnt have the resources and power while being at steemit inc. You cant fix anything if the dictator doesnt want you to 😕
Dont know much about ned, but im sure that's true. Apparently dan is moving on from eos now, too. Heard he is working on yet another project.
i think he said on twitter he's not leaving but who knows :)