0006 trust == optional_

Byzantine Generals problem_

Loyalty Without Certainty
How do you act as a group when you don’t know who you can trust?

That’s the essence of the Byzantine Generals Problem. In early computing, it was a barrier. In crypto, it became the seed of innovation.

Bitcoin’s genius was not in creating trust — but in rendering it unnecessary. Through consensus, incentives, and cryptography, it built a world where coordination doesn’t need assumption. It just needs design.

This work honors that shift — a monument to doubt, turned into function.

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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.