# kaal:claim:2992962-003

**Claim.** If the jurisdictional means necessary for conflict resolution mechanisms covering Ethereum blockchain based smart contracting are absent, consumers will mistrust the new technology, and that mistrust can undermine the evolution of the blockchain based crypto economy.

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

**Holds when.**

- Ethereum blockchain based smart contracting

**Source quote.**

> Not having the required jurisdictional means necessary for conflict resolution mechanisms for Ethereum blockchain-based smart contracting, may invoke consumer mistrust in the new technology. This can then undermine the evolution of the blockchain-based crypto economy.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Craig Calcaterra, *Crypto Transaction Dispute Resolution* (2017), I. Introduction, page 7

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Craig Calcaterra, Crypto Transaction Dispute Resolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2992962

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**Failure mode.** governance-vacuum-mistrust  (family: enforcement-gap)

**Topics.** reputation, law-and-legal-systems, economics, smart-contracts

**Keywords.** consumer-trust, jurisdiction, crypto-economy, smart-contracts

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3125822-001
- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2922176-020

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