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# Slash Protection Policy

### Types of Slashing

There are two types of slashings validator nodes might face:

* **Downtime** (when the validator is unable to sign most of the blocks in the particular window)
* **Double signing** (double signing occurs when a validating entity / private key submits two signed messages for the same block) 

### **Coverage of Slashing**

* 100% downtime slashing coverage in a maximum of 14-28 days
* 10% double signing coverage in a maximum of 14-28 days \
  \&#xNAN;*(we hope to increase this number in the future)* 

Because every network has different slashing parameters, we cannot give you estimates, but let's take Juno Network as an example: if you delegate 100 $JUNO to GATA HUB and the validator gets downtime slashed you would be slashed 0.01 JUNO and 5 $JUNO in case of a double sign slashing.

### **Slashing Refund-Time**

* 14-28 days depending on the network from where we are unbounding to cover the loss. 

### **Eligible Chains**

* **Cosmos Hub**
* **Atom One**
* **Akash Network**

### **Past Slash/Refund Events**

#### **Passage validator** 

October 2023: unknown reasons, resulting in downtime slash. 

{% file src="/files/lZBAQgIwvmIkIjvSi9Ug" %}
PASG Slashing 2023-10
{% endfile %}

#### **Akash validator**

November 2023: node traffic got stuck and validator lost connection to peers, resulting in downtime slash. 

{% file src="/files/MyFb13ONO658pZ2Y3tjG" %}
AKT Slashing 2023-11
{% endfile %}

#### Cosmos HUB

February 11, 2024: validator lost connection to peers during infrastructure upgrade, resulting in downtime slash. 

{% file src="/files/50L6wBc82ylF9sGXbLYR" %}
ATOM Slashing 2024-02
{% endfile %}

March 5, 2025: Validator slashed because of Stride ICS chain downtime. 

{% file src="/files/b02EV4Vo3nt8mEH6CFQL" %}
ATOM slashing 2025-03
{% endfile %}