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What Is “Slashing” in a Proof-of-Stake System?

Slashing is an economic penalty where a portion of a validator's staked currency is confiscated for malicious or negligent behavior.
Greeks.Live07.11.25

What Is “Slashing” in a Proof-of-Stake System?

Slashing is a punitive mechanism in PoS where validators who engage in malicious or negligent behavior have a portion of their staked cryptocurrency confiscated (slashed) by the protocol. Malicious behavior includes double-signing blocks or proposing conflicting blocks.

This economic penalty enforces honesty and security by creating a financial risk for misbehavior.

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