# kaal:claim:3782201-009

**Claim.** Keeping a decentralized organization aligned in pursuit of its goals requires providing something more valuable than money, namely reputation, following the Maghribi traders' example.

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

**Holds when.**

- politically decentralized networks devoted to profit

**Source quote.**

> In order to keep a decentralized organization aligned in the pursuit of their goals, you must provide something more valuable than money: reputation.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Future of Decentralization* (2021), Reputation systems and Orwellian nightmares, page 13

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Future of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782201

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `bedf7bcfbb7a9b0112b5848cb0d941b1d41f330dafeee0143a30ff5e8aa53700` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Future%20of%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** reputation, risk-and-incentives, decentralization

**Keywords.** reputation-systems, incentive-design, maghribi-traders, decentralized-organizations

**Related claims.**

- supported_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782210-040

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