Miami Beach's Art Basel showcased crypto-backed artworks this year. Ironic twist? These pieces don't actually challenge the wealth systems they pretend to disrupt. Instead, they double down on them—and here's the kicker: you're not just watching. You're complicit. Walk through those gallery spaces, and you become part of the mechanism. The blockchain receipts, the tokenized ownership, the artificial scarcity—all reinforce the same power structures traditional art markets built decades ago. Only now there's a digital ledger stamping your participation. Call it democratization if you want, but the gatekeepers just switched their suits for hoodies.