Why would Ned test this function on an account that's being watched? What's that? Because he's a fucking moron? It's amateur hour once again, folks. Thanks for tipping your hand, dummy!
Haha, how hard is it to spin up an account, and not use one that was created in May 2016? We may actually win this battle since our invaders keep falling on their swords!
This would support the notion that Ned dropped his stake so hard, he didn't have the RCs to claim an account.