Analyst: US Customs malfunction may be a 'strategic smoke bomb'

According to BlockBeats, on April 12th, institutional analysts stated that the recent malfunction of the US Customs may be much more than just a software failure. The so-called 'malfunction' rhetoric may be a strategic smokescreen, whose purpose is not to repair a malfunctioning system, but to buy time during a period of major adjustments in global trade and capital flows that are at high risk. As Trump's heavy tariff measures shake up the global supply chain, a sudden "malfunction" has led to a pause in tariff data processing, which provides key stakeholders - clearing houses, freight forwarding companies, the US Treasury Department, and customs - with the opportunity to pause and reprice pricing and layout before any new tax rates are implemented. This may also be a form of information interference similar to the brief fog strategy during wartime. By freezing tariff exemption tracking and reducing transparency on who gets exemptions and who doesn't, this provides some relatively quiet time (hours or days) for the US administration and Treasury to assess market reactions and intervene if necessary, without news headlines exposing their actions. Consider it as a preemptive firewall against liquidity crises or geopolitical panics, rather than a systemic failure. (Golden Ten)