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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by Canada on Friday September 01, 2023 @12:56PM (#37353333)
> If a validator adds a blacklisted transaction, they will be slashed [0].

This is incorrect, and your reference doesn't back the statement up.

Validators don't have to include any transaction they don't want to, just like Bitcoin mining pools don't have to either.

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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by unboxingelf on Friday September 01, 2023 @01:03PM (#37353454)
They do not have to, but they risk being slashed if they add transactions that are not “correct” as per the network.

The link I provided shows this coercion via OFAC compliance.

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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by 3np on Saturday September 02, 2023 @10:37AM (#37361914)
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Re:Nostr: A Decentralized Messaging Protocol by unboxingelf on Saturday September 02, 2023 @11:35AM (#37362441)
Ok, I assumed a validator providing blocks with unexpected transactions would trigger a penalty - guess not.
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