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# Slashing mechanics

If the master node has performed a proven misbehaviour, such node is subject to slashing mechanics implementation.

Slashing affects node validation stake $$B\_v$$ and node reputation $$T\_v$$ .

#### Stake slashing

Slashing generally affects node validation stake $$B\_v  = B\_{init} + B\_r$$ as follows:

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$$B'\_v = {B\_v}\*{Slash}$$ , where $$Slash$$ is a slashing coefficient (e.g. $$\frac{1}{2}$$).

Slashed assets are sent to the Covenant system thus eliminating the possibility of master nodes to maliciously collude to benefit from unfairly slashed nodes.

#### Reputation slashing

Slashing affects node reputation rate $$T\_v$$ as follows:

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$$T'\_v = {T\_v}\*{Slash}$$  , where $$Slash$$ is a slashing coefficient (e.g. $$\frac{1}{2}$$).

To implement reputation slashing, slashing data (including $$Slash$$ coefficient and slashed node $$n\_s$$ data) is added to the data ledger block header, thus each node in the Covenant system utilizes reputation slashing for the node $$n\_s$$ by using  $$T'\_v$$ formula to recalculate the reputation values of the slashed node $$n\_s$$ .<br>