Slash Protection Policy
Types of Slashing
Section titled “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
Section titled “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
(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
Section titled “Slashing Refund-Time”- 14-28 days depending on the network from where we are unbounding to cover the loss.
Eligible Chains
Section titled “Eligible Chains”- Cosmos Hub
- Atom One
- Akash Network
Past Slash/Refund Events
Section titled “Past Slash/Refund Events”Passage validator
Section titled “Passage validator”October 2023: unknown reasons, resulting in downtime slash.
Akash validator
Section titled “Akash validator”November 2023: node traffic got stuck and validator lost connection to peers, resulting in downtime slash.
Cosmos HUB
Section titled “Cosmos HUB”February 11, 2024: validator lost connection to peers during infrastructure upgrade, resulting in downtime slash.
March 5, 2025: Validator slashed because of Stride ICS chain downtime.