It was well orchestrated from Ryan's part. After the Delverate plan backfired, he had retreated to this more straightforward and yet, brutal attack.
All he needed was Gillian Henderson to keep them busy, keep their focus on something else. Grant Hayes.
Then, he attacked using his power over the market, causing a distribution blockage on Trendteller to its buyers.
He did this by targeting automated backend services, not public-facing ones.
It was a smart move. Ryan didn't attack the code or marketing. Rather, he attacked:
API licensing keys (used by distributors to roll out Trendteller to clients), payment channels tied to rollout stages, and digital authorization nodes that rely on third-party validation to deploy updates
By triggering "pending dispute" flags in shared legal metadata, those systems automatically blocked new shipments and trials— just like a credit freeze.
