# kaal:claim:4529715-003

**Claim.** DAOs in the dataset score well below average on implementing true decentralization, averaging 3.78 out of 10, with the highest score being CRDAO at 8 out of 10 and several DAOs scoring 1 out of 10.

**Type.** empirical  **Support.** evidenced

**Holds when.**

- dataset of DAOs scored by the authors' teams

**Source quote.**

> Based on our observations of the data, the maximum score was CRDAO at 8/10 while there were a few DAOs that scored 1/10. Across the board, DAOs are well below average at implementing true decentralization practices in their organizations with a 3.78 out of 10.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, *Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis* (2023), Descriptive statistics, page 34

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis (2023). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4529715

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**Failure mode.** decentralization-in-name-only  (family: recentralization-drift)

**Topics.** dao, decentralization, empirical-evidence, governance-design

**Keywords.** dao, decentralization, empirical-scores, governance-failure

**Superseded by.** A later claim revises this one. Prefer quoting: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5254152-020

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