0015 The Accusation and the Mirror_

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The Accusation and the Mirror

In every new financial era, the old guard shouts the same thing: It is not real. It is criminal. It is a scam.

In crypto, that accusation crystallized with a now-iconic phrase: “It’s just money laundering.” It was not analysis but dismissal, a refusal to understand wrapped in moral certainty.

This work examines that tension — between genuine innovation and institutional disbelief, between frontier systems and legacy frameworks that cannot, or will not, interpret them.

Sometimes the accusation is projection. What the state calls laundering, the chain calls sovereignty.

This piece does not deny the charge. Yes, crypto moves money outside traditional channels. That is the point. Yes, it can be used anonymously. That is the feature.

Every system launders something. Fiat launders power. Bureaucracy launders blame. Crypto launders control, returning it to the individual.

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Edition of One
A singular work — crafted at this scale only once. Mounted on a wood panel and finished in your choice of oxide black acrylic or clear, near-invisible varnish. Accompanied by a hand-signed certificate of authenticity, affirming its rarity and distinction.

Materials
Acrylic, automotive paint, polymer, reactants, flow conditioners and varnish on hardboard, mounted on a wood panel. Executed with airbrush and silkscreen techniques, applied with precision and intention.

Year
2025

Dimensions
11.75 x 11.75 x 2 in. (30 x 30 x 5 cm)


A material artifact of the digital age - anchored in crypto’s evolving ethos, and rendered with enduring material presence.