# kaal:claim:4529715-032

**Claim.** A reputation system that rewards voting with the majority, as Bridge Mutual uses, can be manipulated by users who create multiple wallets and always vote with the majority.

**Type.** failure  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- reputation derived solely from voting outcomes

**Source quote.**

> reliance solely on voting outcomes may present some vulnerability, as it could potentially be manipulated by users creating multiple wallets and voting with the majority.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, Josh Bykowski, *Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO) – A Market Meta Analysis* (2023), Appendix, Decentralized Insurance, Bridge Mutual, page 113

**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.** majority-conformity-reputation-gaming  (family: sybil-and-identity-attack)

**Topics.** dao, reputation, consensus-and-security, governance-design

**Keywords.** dao, reputation-systems, sybil-attack, voting, bridge-mutual

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