I'm sure his role is perfectly defensible and his experience a valuable asset for PIA in this space, but I think the issue is the optics of such a hire and what it says about other decisions that have happened or have yet to happen regarding the sale/direction of PIA. It's just especially odd considering what seems to me like obvious overlap between "People interested in having VPN service", "People interested in Bitcoin", and "People who are distrustful of Mark Karpeles".