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Modeling and verification of smart contracts with Abstract State Machines presents the following source proposition: Blockchain is a decentralized and distributed ledger system that records and verifies transactions across a network of computers and ensures transparency, immutability, and trustworthiness. This proposition is pertinent to Kaal's source-bound claim that Because the blockchain is a distributed ledger existing simultaneously across all nodes, physical space is effectively eliminated within the network, and a triggered smart contract executes its code across the entire network instantaneously without regard to where wallets or keys are located. The proposed response is an extension: the relationship should remain limited to the retrieved source proposition and the mapped Kaal claim unless fuller source review supports a broader conclusion.
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