slashing.
Cheat a proof or a vote, lose your stake.
Slashing is what keeps a network of strangers honest without a middleman. Forge a finding, or vote wrong on purpose, and your stake goes to the people you tried to cheat.
finding fraud100% slash
bad votepartial slash
appealon-chain
rewardsto honest parties
Slashing is rare and precise. Most of the network never sees it — which is exactly the point.