This is like asking why a counterfeiter would undermine trust in the U.S. $100 dollar bill in order to get a big short-term gain. I know there is a big spirit

This is like asking why a counterfeiter would undermine trust in the U.S. $100 dollar bill in order to get a big short-term gain. I know there is a big spirit of brotherhood about doing what's best for BTC, but if your prototcol is to survive the real world, you have to anticipate people more interested in their short-term gains than global harmony. Particularly if the protocol will involve money. Particularly if the protocol is trying to be money.