# kaal:claim:3249860-003

**Claim.** Crypto-economics is arguably a misnomer, since it is really just economics; what may legitimate the label is the unprecedented combination of disciplines required to analyze incentive designs in decentralized systems.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** argued

**Source quote.**

> Crypto-Economics really is just economics and, in fact, may be a misnomer.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Crypto Economics - The Top 100 Token Models Compared* (2018), II. Economic Designs for Distributed Systems, page 5

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Crypto Economics - The Top 100 Token Models Compared (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3249860

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**Topics.** economics

**Keywords.** crypto-economics, disciplinary-convergence, definition

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