# Wallets

`kaal:entity:wallets`

**Status.** derived

This node is assembled mechanically from the 2 claims that carry the concept tag `wallets`. 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 2025.

**2021**

- [3936876-005](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3936876-005) [definitional/asserted] -- Custody of a digital asset is not physical possession but ownership and control over a digital asset wallet, which in practice means holding the private keys and bearing responsibility for keeping the funds safe.
  > Custody of digital assets is typically associated with ownership and control over a digital asset wallet and its assets. Such ownership and control over a digital asset wallet typically means holding the private keys and the responsibility of keeping funds safe.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Hayley Howe, Custody of Digital Assets (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3936876

**2025**

- [5095633-027](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5095633-027) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Adoption of decentralized data platforms is blocked by an expertise barrier: prospective contributors must manage tokens, maintain secure wallets, and understand the underlying technology, which deters users unaccustomed to digital assets.
  > adoption is hindered by the user expertise required to navigate blockchain infrastructure. Potential contributors or data consumers are often deterred by the need to manage cryptocurrency tokens, maintain secure digital wallets, and understand the underlying technology.
  Wulf A. Kaal, Artificial Intelligence The Final Frontier (2025). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5095633

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