# kaal:claim:2959730-036

**Claim.** The combination of increased transparency, reduced costs, and competitive performance enabled by blockchain use may confer a competitive advantage that continues to exert pressure on fees charged by competitor funds.

**Type.** predictive  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- blockchain enabled funds competing against traditional funds

**Source quote.**

> The increased transparency, reduced costs, and competitive performance enabled by LendingRobot's use of blockchain technology may give it a competitive advantage in the private fund industry that could continue to exert pressure on fees charged by competitor funds.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Blockchain Applications and Fee Structure Developments in Private Investment Funds* (2017), VI. Blockchain-Enabled Pressure on Fee Structure, page 16

**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.** blockchain, economics

**Keywords.** competitive-advantage, fee-pressure, blockchain, market-dynamics

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