Thank you for such a detailed comment (do you work in finance?). I never realized how easily US can control/destroy "bad" financial properties. Among the point

Thank you for such a detailed comment (do you work in finance?). I never realized how easily US can control/destroy "bad" financial properties. Among the points you mentioned, the most significant one is Visa and Mastercard. These are effectively the only 2 payment processors out there today, and if they deny you service, you are dead. AWS can be replaced and you don't need an intermediary exchange if you can find a payment processor.