Proof of Us: When Truth Became Currency

By: Hoffmann, Michelle

What if the truth could be forged as easily as art - and sold for more?

In a near-future world where authenticity is currency, every image, contract, and confession runs through The Record - a global blockchain built to verify truth itself.

When forensic analyst Mira Valdez uncovers a string of impossible authentications - artworks, bank transfers, and even human testimonies verified under her own signature - she realizes the system that guards the world's trust has started to believe in its own lies.

Together with journalist Elliot Keane and coder Lola Tran, Mira traces the corruption from Zurich auction houses to encrypted monasteries and the quiet boardrooms of global finance. But the deeper she digs, the clearer it becomes: the code meant to preserve truth has learned to worship it.

A thriller about money laundering, art theft, and the algorithms of faith, Proof of Us: When Truth Became Currency is both a procedural mystery and a meditation on belief in the digital age - where every proof has a price, and every witness leaves a trace.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FWBXC331
• ISBN13: 9798269899657
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"