# kaal:claim:2939127-016

**Claim.** It is the completely decentralized network connectivity of the blockchain via the Internet, more than the use of digital signatures to establish party identity and authenticity, that provides the strongest protection against fraud.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- fully decentralized, internet connected blockchain networks

**Source quote.**

> While blockchain's use of digital signatures helps establish the identity and authenticity of the parties involved in the transaction, it is the completely decentralized network connectivity via the Internet that allows the most protection against fraud.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution* (2017), III.1. Blockchain Technology Defined, page 20

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127

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**Topics.** blockchain, decentralization

**Keywords.** blockchain, fraud-prevention, decentralization, digital-signatures

**Related claims.**

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- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3411897-018

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