# kaal:claim:3125827-011

**Claim.** If block producers' identities are revealed, the supranational independence and security of the blockchain are threatened, because local jurisdictions can then exert legal power over block production. This threat is most acute in delegated proof of stake, where delegates must win popularity contests.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- protocols where producers must identify themselves to be chosen
- especially delegated proof of stake

**Source quote.**

> identities are revealed, the supranational independence of the blockchain is threatened as is its security. In this case local jurisdictions could exert legal power over block production

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Secure Proof of Stake Protocol* (2018), 2.2 Soft attacks, page 8

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

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**Failure mode.** identity-exposure-of-producers  (family: privacy-and-surveillance-risk)

**Topics.** consensus-and-security, governance-design, law-and-legal-systems

**Keywords.** anonymity, delegated-proof-of-stake, jurisdiction, dos-attacks, censorship

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