To see where Mr. Edelman is coming from in general see:

http://www.boston.com/food-dining/restaurants/2014/12/09/harvard-business-school-professor-goes-war-over-worth-chinese-food/KfMaEhab6uUY1COCnTbrXP/story.html

"If you’ve ever wondered what happens when a Harvard Business School professor thinks a family-run Chinese restaurant screwed him out of $4, you’re about to find out."

and that was not his only scrap with a small family run business. He had another scrap where he threatened to destroy another small business by using his connections to remove their liquor license.

Because he was charged 2 to much for a drink. In his opinion.

A series of letters with threatening legal language. Over 2 dollars.

Fact: Bitcoin is widely seen as a tool that threatens to free the average person/small business from various forms of financial abuse at the hands of the traditional payment system.

Given Mr. Edelmans track record of hostility against the small businesses/the little guy I think we can deduce where he is coming from.