What they hadn't anticipated was Julian’s meticulous habit of archiving every transaction on an independent blockchain ledger.
"People in power always believe they own the building," Julian had told Arthur, his longtime mentor and former senior partner, during a late-night strategy session in a quiet loft downtown. "They think a revoked badge and a locked door erase the paper trail. But code doesn't care about family names."
The foundation of Marcus and Vivienne’s empire rested on a delicate house of cards—a series of unauthorized shell company transfers designed to siphon investor capital into private offshore accounts. And tonight, at the Horizon Trust Gala, those accounts were scheduled for public liquidation.