# kaal:claim:3441904-040

**Claim.** On chain governance is a necessity for most public blockchains because all existing blockchains need to calibrate soft forks for protocol upgrades.

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

**Holds when.**

- public blockchain communities that value decentralization

**Source quote.**

> On-chain governance is a necessity for most public blockchains. Because all existing blockchains need to calibrate soft forks for protocol upgrades, most public blockchain communities that value decentralization have considered on-chain governance for their protocol.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance* (2019), V.4 On-Chain DAO Governance, page 36

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Blockchain-Based Corporate Governance (2019). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3441904

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**Topics.** governance-design, consensus-and-security, blockchain

**Keywords.** on-chain-governance, protocol-upgrade, soft-fork, public-blockchains

**Related claims.**

- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3125827-019

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