# Rep tokens

`kaal:entity:rep-tokens`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `rep-tokens`. 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 2 works, 2024 to 2025.

**2024**

- [4957318-031](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/4957318-031) [design/asserted] -- Validation pools are the consensus mechanism of the proposed system: author stakes are pooled to evaluate specific forum posts, and the outcome can mint new reputation tokens that record the community's consensus on a contribution.
  > Validation Pool (VP) form a crucial mechanism where author stakes are pooled to evaluate specific posts within the forum. The outcome of a VP can lead to the minting of new REP tokens, reflecting the consensus on a given issue or contribution.
  Wulf A. Kaal, The Future of Law - Dynamic Web3 Governance (2024). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4957318

**2025**

- [5887242-010](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5887242-010) [mechanism/argued] -- In the UDLC DAO, REP holders stake non-fungible reputation on predicted outcomes in Validation Pools; correct predictions mint fractional REP and integrate the new vertex with its weighted citation edges into the canonical Codex, while incorrect predictions trigger partial slashing and redistribution.
  > REP token holders stake their non-fungible reputation on predicted outcomes in Validation Pools. Correct predictions mint fractional REP and integrate the new vertex and its weighted citation edges into the canonical Codex. Incorrect predictions result in partial slashing and redistribution.
  Wulf A. Kaal, The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5887242
- [5887242-024](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5887242-024) [definitional/asserted] -- Unlike fungible governance tokens that can be purchased, farmed, or delegated, REP tokens are strictly non-transferable and can only be earned, augmented, or reduced through on-chain participation in Validation Pools.
  > Unlike fungible governance tokens that can be purchased, farmed, or delegated, REP tokens are strictly non-transferable and can only be earned, augmented, or reduced through on-chain participation in Validation Pools.
  Wulf A. Kaal, The UDLC DAO Operationalizing a Continuously Evolving Universal Digital Law Codex Through Weighted (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5887242

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