Me thinking the mempool is indicative of societies acceptance of current market price. Empty/low fee pools indicate disagreement and hodling Heavy pools indicating peak bull markets MoE changes the game.

What announcement would be the modern day equivalent of the Nixon shock?

The perfect tool. Extremely sharp with a nice old tool patina. Handles are next. My old man does some carving. Hoping he'll take those on. Would be a great story to tell my kid the day he inherits these that his grandfather made those asking with all the projects they'll help me accomplish. I prefer tools with stories. I enjoy recalling the tools origins while I put them to work.