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What Is the Potential Vulnerability If a Fraud Proof Is Submitted Incorrectly?

If a user incorrectly submits a fraud proof, they risk having their own staked collateral slashed or penalized, as the system is designed to punish dishonest or erroneous challenges. The main vulnerability is that a malicious party could intentionally submit numerous incorrect fraud proofs to spam the network or try to deplete the collateral of honest challengers.

However, the economic incentive structure is designed to make this behavior prohibitively expensive.

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