The fact that they would be cutting their own revenue stream? I'm not saying its not possible but really this is just speculation. I could just as easily surmise that it was from a government or banks who feel threatened by bitcoin...
With any other business I would agree, but a $90k+ payout would probably be very attractive for someone running a clone of a drug site that got publicly busted just months before. I would imagine these guys have a countdown to when they get arrested ticking in their heads...
until you have proof its all just speculation. there are many possibilities.
No, $90k is peanuts. Ross Ulbricht was making $19k a day on SR1, according to the complaint. Given that SR2, for all its problems and pissed off users, was still the biggest market, $90k is not worth killing it over. The estimates of >4500btc, on the other hand...