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CRYPTO GLOSSARY

Slashing

The penalty for a validator that provably cheats. Part of its stake is destroyed and it is removed from the network.

Slashing in more detail

Slashing. A validator that provably cheats, for example by signing two conflicting blocks, has part of its stake destroyed and is removed.

FROM LESSON 8 · 5 MIN READProof of stake and staking basicsProof of stake secures a blockchain with locked-up coins instead of mining. Learn how validators, rewards and slashing work, and the risks of each way to stake.Read the lesson

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