I open the page, www.etsy.com. It goes there, but everything is priced in pounds. If they’re going to pay me in pounds that’s great because the pound is worth a lot more, but WTH? Did Etsy US cease to exist?
You set your own viewing currency. Evidently you don't have it set for USD.
@GiosGems: There is no "Etsy US shop". When viewing as a buyer, check what VIEWING currency you have set (bottom left corner of web page on desktop browser). This is different from the currency your shop is in and in which you are paid.
Go to your dashboard.. click your account settings ( bottom left up arrow by your shop name).. go to Preferences and set your currency.
Etsy is a global website. Open the main home page or a search results page, scroll to the bottom and set your buyer/viewing currency there (bottom left - in the black bar). Your shop currency is separate and can be changed in your shop manager but I don't think that's the problem.