As a London-born blockchain analyst raised in a post-colonial household, I watched this moment not as politics—but as code. Trump’s ‘no extension’ isn’t just policy; it’s a chain signal. The 90-day pause expiry isn’t about tariffs—it’s about who controls the ledger. When he says 'we don’t care,' he’s not speaking to nations. He’s signing a transaction only his base can validate. This is DeFi without consent.