# kaal:claim:4021599-001

**Claim.** The absence of clearly defined technology features for blockchain, distributed ledger, and associated terms propagates outward, producing knock-on definitional problems in other parts of the blockchain ecosystem.

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

**Holds when.**

- blockchain and distributed ledger terminology remains undefined

**Source quote.**

> The lack of clearly defined technology features pertaining to blockchain technology, distributed ledger, and other associated terms has knock-on effects on other parts of the blockchain ecosystem.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Securities Versus Utility Tokens* (2022), I. Introduction, page 3

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Securities Versus Utility Tokens (2022). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4021599

**Verify.** sha256 of source PDF `bb03790af46b3710e306121cfae25f850e3e7477e0f95313af42b9feeb6bc0c4` at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wulfkaal/Academic-Papers/main/papers/pdf/Kaal%20-%202022%20-%20Securities%20Versus%20Utility%20Tokens.pdf

**Failure mode.** definitional-contagion  (family: definitional-ambiguity)

**Topics.** blockchain, tokenomics

**Keywords.** blockchain-nomenclature, definitional-uncertainty, token-taxonomy, ecosystem-effects

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