# Single Source of Truth / Decentralization

> "single-source-of-truth" governs the contracts-core layer and "Decentralization" the execution-core layer — two principles in different layers; apply each within its own layer instead of trading one off inside the other.

Record: `tension:decentralization-single-source-of-truth`
Kind: tension
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/schema#tension-decentralization-single-source-of-truth

## tensions-with

- [Single Source of Truth](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/single-source-of-truth.md)
- [Decentralization](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/decentralization.md)