# kaal:claim:2959730-018

**Claim.** The decentralized, fully distributed nature of the blockchain makes it practically impossible to reverse, alter, or erase information recorded in it.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- fully distributed networks where multiple copies are held by all participants

**Source quote.**

> The decentralized, fully-distributed nature of the blockchain makes it practically impossible to reverse, alter, or erase information in the blockchain.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Blockchain Applications and Fee Structure Developments in Private Investment Funds* (2017), IV. Blockchain Technology, page 10

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain Applications and Fee Structure Developments in Private Investment Funds (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2959730

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**Topics.** decentralization, blockchain

**Keywords.** immutability, decentralization, blockchain, data-integrity

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