He thought he could take a risk and write how smart he was for doing it. When it was never announced it would definitely occur and out of his control. Who knows may it comes around in 3 months and he is a genius. Maybe 40K is not that much to him and it was a bet he was willing to make. Either way I learned a while ago in crypto not to do anything until this last second everything can change in heartbeat and the crypto gods are cruel.