We have a lot of land in the US that is a pain in the ass to get to, would be harder to set up but I could see some spiteful folks setting up something in the remote asshole of the mountain ranges. Would also be a lot harder to follow them if they pissed off as well.

State currencies are ideally based off of the economy as a whole, failing that then ya use strategic resources such as oil, metals, or even farmland if you produce enough agricultural output. While state currencies and their modern backings are esoteric due to the sheer fucking scale of it all cryptocurrency is esoteric in the same way stocks are, the average person doesn’t understand it and there’s a solid chance most folks when they do gain a vague understanding realize it’s stupid esoteric bullshit with undue influence.

It is and if he loses that wealth I’m pretty sure he is getting kicked to the street. He has no other skills that aren’t readily available by folks who aren’t utterly unstable drug addled dipshits.