It is April 1 where I am in Asia.
We'll see how it plays out. Seems they want to play with us like a cat and mouse. But I think the economic reality is what it is.
Yes, I'm aware that it is already April 1st on many timezones, however it didn't occur to me that an issue of this magnitude could give origin to an April's fools joke...

They want to play us and are playing themselves in the processes. If things go south for us, they go south for them too, and these mining pool operators have much, much more at stake than 90% of us... That's why I find all this really strange.
What you say in the end is a fact... The reality is what it is and an April fool definitely can't change that. But it can help disrupt reality a bit... It's like trying to make a fool out of everyone and throwing sand in our eyes.