# kaal:claim:3125827-006

**Claim.** Staking tokens with the potential for slashing is necessary to avoid the tragedy of the commons in a validation pool. Voting without something at risk does not produce honest evaluation of contributions.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** asserted

**Holds when.**

- community voting on the value of contributions
- anonymous or pseudonymous participants

**Source quote.**

> The staking of tokens, with its potential for slashing, is necessary to avoid the tragedy of the commons.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Secure Proof of Stake Protocol* (2018), 1 Overview, page 5

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Secure Proof of Stake Protocol (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3125827

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**Topics.** institutional-design, reputation

**Keywords.** slashing, validation-pool, nothing-at-stake, tragedy-of-the-commons, reputation-staking

**Related claims.**

- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782210-014

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