Centralized mechanical turk solutions are subject to significant shortcomings. Decentralized crypto solutions can optimize the mechanical turk market. Autonomous decentralized protocols for validating domain specific reputation of workers that perform tasks allow micro task workers to stake...

Out of necessity, humans have engaged in centralized thinking since the emergence of tribal societies and throughout urbanization and the industrial revolution. Emerging decentralized technology transcends traditional economic notions of capitalism versus socialism and inaugurates new forms of...

Insurance products can be optimized with emerging decentralized technology. We propose the use of cryptocurrencies as claims on future cash flows of an underwriting business operated by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). The design of our DAO allows for decentralized collaboration...

Autonomous decentralized validation of domain-specific reputation is a core decentalized infrastructure necessity.The main design goals for measuring domain-specific reputation in autonomous decentralized and anonymous systems are to:1) evaluate domain specific reputation across a wide variety...

Chapter 10 highlights the need for the establishment and maintenance of unifying transcendental values of decentralized organizations. Unlike scientific laws, transcendental values cannot be stated formally and explicitly. The power of a decentralized organization derives from its ability to...

Chapter 2 highlights the transition from Web 2.0 companies, such as Google, Facebook, and Uber, among many others, which have disrupted much of the economy, to more decentralized solutions. Consumers around the globe are becoming increasingly accustomed to the advantages of decentralized...

This Preface summarizes the authors’ respective perspectives and precepts on the topic of decentralization that motivated the publication of their jointly au-thored book "DECENTRALIZATION - TECHNOLOGY'S IMPACT ON ORGANIZATIONAL AND SOCIETAL STRUCTURE", DEGRUYTER PUBLISHERS (2021). United by a...

Charitable giving in legacy systems is subject to several major downsides that can be addressed with decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). Centralized legacy charitable organizations often lack foundational transparency and are subject to significant power imbalances that favor the...

Chapter 6 underscores the importance of reputation systems for the decentralized economy. Reputation is the proper incentive, instead of money, for motivating the most efficient cooperation and long-term stability in business. Existing Web3 smart contract solutions often incentivize people to...

Chapter 5 discusses the core problems Web3 companies need to solve in order to achieve progress for the decentralized economy. The electrical revolution took more than a century to come to fruition, because of the need to develop uniform standards for production, transmission, storage, and...