# Layer 1

`kaal:entity:layer-1`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `layer-1`. 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

3 claims across 3 works, 2021 to 2025.

**2021**

- [3799320-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3799320-006) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Working with suboptimal layer 1 blockchain solutions that carry high gas fees and low throughput delays the evolution of DAO infrastructure design, because innovation is inhibited by those layer 1 features.
  > Yet, working with suboptimal layer 1 blockchain solutions with high gas fees and low throughput delay the evolution of DAO infrastructure design as innovation and evolution is inhibited through suboptimal layer 1 features.
  Wulf A. Kaal, A Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) of DAOs (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3799320

**2024**

- [4796714-015](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4796714-015) [mechanism/argued] *(failure mode)* -- When decentralization at the Layer 1 level is compromised, the autonomy of the smart contracts deployed on that chain is compromised by affiliation, so smart contracts are corruptible in the current design and cannot reliably serve as neutral instruments of ethical AI governance.
  > When the decentralization of Layer 1 blockchains is compromised, the autonomy of smart contracts is inherently jeopardized, undermining their effectiveness as tools for ethical AI governance.
  Wulf A. Kaal, AI Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4796714

**2025**

- [5225296-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5225296-006) [mechanism/evidenced] -- SPoS shifts the burden of consensus from energy expenditure to validator reputation, measured against a baseline of over 140 terawatt-hours consumed annually by Bitcoin as of 2023.
  > 140 terawatt-hours annually for Bitcoin alone as of 2023—SPoS shifts the burden of consensus to validator reputation
  Wulf A. Kaal, Cryptographic Foundations and Interdisciplinary Dimensions of the Secure Proof of Stake (SPoS) Conse (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5225296

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