# kaal:claim:3782216-038

**Claim.** Banning is the only control a centralized nation has over a decentralized network within its borders, and such bans pose no threat to the network's existence.

**Type.** predictive  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- decentralized networks that have grown past the tipping point

**Source quote.**

> The only way a centralized nation can control a decentralized network within their borders is to ban it completely, like the PRC has for many blockchains. But that will pose no threat to their existence.

**From.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, *Decentralized Finance (DeFi)* (2021), Summary

**Cite as.** Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782216

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `f1739743aa06bbc1641cd65da790d531b69d8628ea3f5cc3fcad1bf5a1242373` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Calcaterra%20and%20Kaal%20-%202021%20-%20Decentralized%20Finance%20%28DeFi%29.pdf

**Topics.** institutional-design

**Keywords.** regulation, bans, network-resilience, adoption

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