Why Bother? I care because I’m tired of seeing international agreements that only apply to smaller countries, while the big players give themselves special treatment. I am a realist, of course the U.S. has leverage, but this was on another level: threaten capital flows instead of tariffs, get Wall Street and central banks to amplify the panic, pull back only when allies cave, and keep the threat ready for next time. And people wonder why the appeal of Bitcoin and decentralized finance is exploding....