Thanks, I'll definitely have a look. If this is true then the theory I presented here probably doesn't hold weight but perhaps it should not be totally disregarded.

According to Blockstreams' website they are contributing to its development:

We are now developing Bitcoin Lightning prototypes and creating consensus on interoperability.

Beyond this statement, I didn't find much else in terms of details unless I signed up for their mailing list.

Thanks for your defense of Blockstream as I do not want to make them out to be nefarious actors and there's certainly a lot more I need to learn about the Lightening network.