When institutional power grows unchecked, so does the potential for corruption. It's a pattern we've seen repeat throughout history—and it's precisely why our system was built with constraints in the first place. Yet somewhere along the way, especially from the 1930s onward, those checks and balances got sidelined. The crypto movement didn't emerge in a vacuum. It's a response to exactly this: centralized power, unchecked authority, eroding trust. Maybe it's time we remembered what limited, accountable systems actually look like.