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> 1. Punishment mechanisms here are kind of complicated, but in short, you're punished for mainly 2 reasons: being an offline validator, or for an attestation v
by IncRnd 4y ago
> 1. Punishment mechanisms here are kind of complicated, but in short, you're punished for mainly 2 reasons: being an offline validator, or for an attestation violating.
A malicious actor can cause the network to slash a validator's funds by inhibiting the validator's connection. Slashing funds seems completely disproportionate for a validator being offline.
- kybernetikos 4y agoYou actually lose a relatively small part of your stake for being offline, so it happens gradually. I believe the amount lost corresponds roughly to what you would have gained in rewards over the same time period.