“While I appreciate the enthusiasm, this is still a court of-” Another wave of cheers drowned him out as more supporters flooded in from the lobby.

“For the record,” Judge Donahue’s voice cut through the commotion with precision, “I am now hashing the jury’s unanimous decision to the court’s immutable ledger… this ensures the verdict is permanent, securely recorded, and fixed within a tangible means.”

As he spoke, the large display screen behind the bench flickered to life, drawing the attention of the foreign delegates. The screen displayed two distinct elements.. a long string of alphanumeric characters representing the public key, and below it, a block of what appeared to be gibberish text.