# kaal:claim:3411897-037

**Claim.** Decentralized reputation verification systems make mathematically rigid smart contracts more adjustable for the needs of business by serving as the backstop for smart contracting.

**Type.** design  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- requires an operational decentralized reputation verification layer

**Source quote.**

> mathematically rigid smart contracts to become more adjustable for the needs of business. Reputation verification becomes the backstop for smart contracting.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralization - Past, Present, and Future* (2019), Part 2: The Present, Unleashing the Power of Decentralization, page 41

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

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**Topics.** reputation, smart-contracts

**Keywords.** reputation-systems, verification, smart-contracts, system-design

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