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Re:The Merge by IncRnd on Saturday August 20, 2022 @09:07PM (#32536531)
> 1. Punishment mechanisms here are kind of complicated, but in short, you're punished for mainly 2 reasons: being an offline validator, or for an attestation violating.

A malicious actor can cause the network to slash a validator's funds by inhibiting the validator's connection. Slashing funds seems completely disproportionate for a validator being offline.

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Re:The Merge by kybernetikos on Saturday August 20, 2022 @11:56PM (#32537281)
You actually lose a relatively small part of your stake for being offline, so it happens gradually. I believe the amount lost corresponds roughly to what you would have gained in rewards over the same time period.
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