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Cantillionaire_

Wealth by Proximity
The Cantillon Effect is not a conspiracy — it’s a law of modern economics. Those closest to the money printer benefit first. They buy assets before prices rise. They own before dilution. They win by design.

A “Cantillionaire” is someone who didn’t get lucky — they got early. They didn’t beat the system. They were the system.

This work exposes that quiet injustice — the elegant fraud of monetary policy masked as stability. The Cantillon Effect is why inflation feels invisible to some and suffocating to others. It’s not that prices rose. It’s that your access didn’t.

Crypto, in theory, was built to break that cycle. In practice, it often recreates it.

This piece doesn’t resolve that tension. It displays it. Wealth moves fastest not to the boldest, but to the best connected. The question isn’t who wins — it’s who gets the first call.

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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.