# kaal:claim:3782210-013

**Claim.** Because members of a decentralized network are assumed relatively equal, evidence of all bureaucratic work must be posted in a universally accessible location for eternal review, and every reputation token needs an openly verifiable history just as digital currency creation does without a central verifying authority.

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

**Holds when.**

- decentralized organizations without a central verifying authority

**Source quote.**

> To remain decentralized, all members are assumed to be relatively equal. Therefore, evidence of all bureaucratic work needs to be posted in a universally accessible loca- tion for eternal review.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *The Importance of Reputation for the Evolution of Decentralization* (2021), Inductive argument for reputation architecture, page 5

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of Reputation for the Evolution of Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782210

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**Topics.** disclosure, compliance, reputation

**Keywords.** forum, transparency, auditability, reputation-architecture

**Related claims.**

- extended_by: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-031

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