https://www.reddit.com/r/Maplestory/comments/5hy8ah/i_am_the_artist_formerly_known_as_community/db3vmex/That truly is the weirdest feeling, considering he himself dislikes the limit and that he was supposedly let go on the day of or before the Santa Boxes even started dropping so... I'd say your speculation is quite off.
Why do I get the weirdest feeling he decided to make the 10 coin limit and the community backlash got him fired?