# Momentum

`kaal:entity:momentum`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 4 claims that carry the concept tag `momentum`. 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

4 claims across 1 works, 2021 to 2021.

**2021**

- [3782217-001](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-001) [mechanism/asserted] -- Market liquidity depends on trustworthiness, and trustworthiness depends on observed momentum: isolated instances of motion are insufficient, because the observations must be collected into a history before they carry weight and meaning.
  > To achieve liquidity, marketplaces must be trustworthy. They need momen- tum. It's not enough to achieve motion in any particular instance. Momentum must be observed to give trust to the marketplace. These observations need to be collected in a history to give them weight and meaning.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217
- [3782217-014](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-014) [condition/argued] -- A decentralized oracle is not secure until it has significant momentum and history, and it is not even truly decentralized until it has a large network of active members.
  > A decen- tralized oracle is not secure until it has significant momentum and history—an oracle is not even truly decentralized until this is achieved, until it has a large network of active members.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217
- [3782217-038](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-038) [mechanism/argued] -- Review creates a decentralized history for a DAO, and that history gives the organization momentum, gives meaning and focus to perception, and is the basis for making governance, understood as steering, more effective.
  > Review helps create a decentralized history for a DAO, which gives them momentum. History gives meaning and focus to our perceptions. History is the basis for making governance (steering) more effective.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217
- [3782217-039](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3782217-039) [condition/argued] -- Long run stability of a decentralized organization requires the momentum gained from a clear history, but momentum is not sufficient: if the system is not moving toward a healthy and productive goal it will not last long.
  > To keep a decentralized organization stable in the long run, they need this mo- mentum gained from a clear history. But momentum toward what purpose? If the system is not moving toward a healthy and productive goal, it will not last long.
  Craig Calcaterra, Wulf A. Kaal, The Importance of History In Decentralization (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3782217

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