# kaal:claim:3405401-018

**Claim.** Counterparty trust in the programmed parameters of a smart contract is more justified in simpler contracts, and specifically where the smart contract template has a history of successful executions.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- simpler smart contracts
- template has a prior record of successful executions

**Source quote.**

> In simpler smart contracts such trust may be more justified if the smart contract template has a history of successful executions.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralized Commerce – A Primer on Why Decentralized Reputation Verification Systems Are Needed* (2019), V. Trust Problem, page 7

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Commerce – A Primer on Why Decentralized Reputation Verification Systems Are Needed (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3405401

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**Topics.** smart-contracts, reputation

**Keywords.** smart-contract-templates, trust, execution-history, verification

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3406323-036

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