The big, so far unasked, question: How many of them made it into circulation? Why print $5 trillion if it’s not working? Surely by $50 billion or so, you’d know whether it was worth the effort, and the only way it’s worth the effort is if someone is accepting them as real paper.
So, again, how many trillion dollars worth are sitting in vaults somewhere, with their owners not having a clue they’ve been conned?
After the first $20T were successfully circulated, they knew they were on to something good. Then they printed this batch.