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❌ What is Slashing?

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⚠️ What Is Slashing?

Slashing is an automatic penalty mechanism that removes a portion of a validator’s staked QIE coins — including both their own stake and their delegators’ stakes.

This penalty is enforced when a validator violates protocol rules or behaves in a way that harms the network.

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Why Does Slashing Exist?

Slashing helps to:

  • Discourage harmful or careless behavior

  • Protect the security and integrity of the network

  • Align incentives so validators remain honest and active

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Common Reasons for Slashing

Validators can be slashed for:

  • 💤 Downtime: Being offline or missing block validations

  • ⚔️ Double Signing: Signing two conflicting blocks at the same height (a serious fault)

  • 🧊 Inactivity in Governance: (Optional) Failing to participate in on-chain governance votes if configured

  • 🔒 Not Maintaining Minimum Self-Delegation: Validators must keep a minimum amount of their own coins staked to remain active

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How Slashing Affects Delegators

  • When a validator is slashed, delegators’ stakes with that validator are also partially penalized

  • This creates a strong incentive to choose reliable and trustworthy validators

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Summary

Slashing is a crucial security feature that:

  • Protects the network from bad actors

  • Encourages validators to perform their duties responsibly

  • Ensures delegators’ stakes are backed by honest participation

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