# kaal:claim:3782203-034

**Claim.** The deterrent power of reputation tokens grows with network size, because the loss of opportunity from having reputation slashed increases as the network gets larger.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- open global networks
- digital reputation tokens

**Source quote.**

> Another advantage to digital tokens in open global networks is that the loss of opportunity from having your reputation slashed grows as the size of the network in- creases.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *A Technical Perspective on Decentralization* (2021), Application to reputation tokens, page 21

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, A Technical Perspective on Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782203

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `ab8a22d0dbb026a09212a4c85963f3c05787cf80775e8613ae3724e3883e7a56` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20A%20Technical%20Perspective%20on%20Decentralization.pdf

**Topics.** reputation, tokenomics, institutional-design

**Keywords.** reputation-tokens, network-effects, slashing, deterrence

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3981021-033
- restated_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3799320-036

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