# kaal:claim:5095633-026

**Claim.** High transaction costs in centralized payment systems make micro-payments for small tasks uneconomic, whereas blockchain ledgers process tiny transfers efficiently and thereby widen the pool of contributors willing to do micro-tasks.

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

**Holds when.**

- ledger transaction fees are low enough to support micro-payments

**Source quote.**

> High transaction costs in centralized models often preclude micro-payments for smaller tasks. In contrast, blockchain-based ledgers can process tiny financial transfers efficiently, facilitating fair compensation for incremental work and expanding the pool of potential contributors

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Artificial Intelligence The Final Frontier* (2025), 5.1.4. Reducing Transaction Costs and Delays, page 15

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Artificial Intelligence The Final Frontier (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5095633

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**Topics.** economics, blockchain

**Keywords.** microtransactions, transaction-costs, contributor-pool, blockchain

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