# Decentralized finance

`kaal:entity:decentralized-finance`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `decentralized-finance`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself.

## Every claim under this term

2 claims across 2 works, 2021 to 2024.

**2021**

- [3949098-001](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3949098-001) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Decentralized finance is structurally disadvantaged against traditional finance because decentralized products must be backed with full collateral, typically 100 percent and 200 percent on secondary layers such as MakerDAO, a collateralization burden that would be unthinkable in traditional markets.
  > Decentralized markets are overcollateralized, giving traditional markets a fundamental advantage. To enable a decentralized financial transaction, such as a loan or insurance policy, decentralized products typically need to be backed with 100% collateral.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Reputation as Capital – How DAOs Upgrade Finance (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3949098

**2024**

- [5254152-009](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5254152-009) [predictive/speculative] -- As the underlying technology matures, DAOs are likely to take a more significant role in decentralized lending, insurance, derivatives, and cross border transactions.
  > As the technology matures, DAOs are likely to play a more significant role in decentralized lending, insurance, derivatives, and cross-border transactions
  Wulf A. Kaal, DAO Market Meta Analysis 2024 (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5254152

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