# kaal:claim:3227967-033

**Claim.** Anonymity in blockchain organizations makes them prone to Sybil attacks and 51 percent attacks, and anonymity combined with autonomy has led to many hacks.

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

**Holds when.**

- anonymous and autonomous blockchain organizations

**Source quote.**

> Also, the anonymity in blockchain organizations means that they are prone to "Sybil attacks" and "51% attacks." We also discussed the many examples in which the anonymity (and autonomy) have led to hacks.

**From.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, *Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters* (2018), IX. Coding for Lawyers, page 30

**Cite as.** Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967

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**Failure mode.** Anonymity driven attack surface  (family: sybil-and-identity-attack)

**Topics.** blockchain, consensus-and-security, dao

**Keywords.** blockchain, security, daos, attacks, anonymity

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227933-020

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