The Solidarity Project: Constitutions and other Enabling Documents

We the Nodes: Can constitutions unify blockchain communities?

Short Version

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In this article, we examine the purpose of a constitution and examine EOS and Decred, two blockchain projects with their own constitutions.

This article proceeds in five parts:

• In part one, we examine the what and why of constitutions.
• In part two, we discuss fictive kinship and how it may give rise to blockchain constitutions.
• In part three, we examine the EOS community’s attempt at creating a constitution.
• In part four, we examine the Decred community’s attempt at creating a constitution.
• Lastly, we provide a short conclusion with some recommendations.

I. Constitution[alism]

Before we dive into blockchain communities that have their own constitutions (hereinafter “blockchain constitution”), let’s start with a definition of “constitution” to guide us.

A constitution, as defined by Merriam Webster’s Online Dictionary in 1(a), is:

the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the…