# Retention

`kaal:entity:retention`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 3 claims that carry the concept tag `retention`. 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, 2025 to 2025.

**2025**

- [5454054-038](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5454054-038) [failure/asserted] *(failure mode)* -- The retention uplifts claimed for LER remain unvalidated: empirical pilots are needed to confirm them and to refine the smart contract designs, particularly for AI-personalized airdrops.
  > Empirical pilots are needed to validate retention uplifts and refine smart contract designs.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Liquid Equity Rewards (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5454054
- [5583610-008](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5583610-008) [mechanism/argued] -- Reward accrual scales with holding duration, for example thirty to ninety day windows, which encourages prolonged ownership in the same way DeFi liquid staking yields encourage retention, but without locking up the shareholder's ability to sell.
  > Similar to how DeFi liquid staking leverages yields to encourage retention, these payments increase over time based on holding durations (for example, 30–90 days), encouraging prolonged ownership without locking up liquidity.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Liquid Equity Rewards in Corporate America (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5583610
- [5583610-010](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5583610-010) [empirical/evidenced] -- LER's central comparative advantage is a projected fifteen to thirty percent reduction in shareholder turnover, benchmarked against established loyalty programs, which stabilizes the ownership base during activist-driven price swings.
  > LER's true comparative advantage lies in its ability to curb shareholder turnover by 15–30%, benchmarked against proven loyalty initiatives, which in turn helps solidify ownership amid activist-fueled swings.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Liquid Equity Rewards in Corporate America (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5583610

## Verify

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