# kaal:claim:3411897-033

**Claim.** Smart contracts undermine counterparties' ability to continue collaborating when unanticipated eventualities arise, because in most cases of unfulfilled parameters the smart contract will simply cancel out rather than allow partial performance.

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

**Holds when.**

- unanticipated eventualities and partial performance scenarios

**Source quote.**

> Smart contracts also undermine counterparties' ability to continue collaboration when unanticipated eventualities arise. In most cases of unfulfilled parameters, the smart contract will simply cancel out.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future* (2019), Part 2: The Present, Unleashing the Power of Decentralization, page 40

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3411897

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `82f0aea026b3e3a526ec51bc073b3b864dc06cd9083ff9c54c550037045edaa9` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202019%20-%20Decentralization%20-%20Past%2C%20Present%2C%20and%20Future.pdf

**Failure mode.** cancel-out-on-unfulfilled-parameters  (family: smart-contract-rigidity)

**Topics.** smart-contracts

**Keywords.** smart-contracts, partial-performance, collaboration, limitations

**Related claims.**

- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3406323-033
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3405401-011
- restates: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3405401-012

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