Delegation & Slashing

Unlike standard DPoS, delegation in ARP is not token-only. Users can delegate either:

• Token weight

• Reputation weight

• Or both

This introduces social staking, where a user’s trust endorsement can affect governance even without deep token ownership. Delegation can be revoked at any time.

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🔨 Slashing & Penalties

Validators are slashed for:

• Missing blocks (performance)

• Gaming rep scores (AI-detected)

• Ignoring governance

• Malicious chain actions

• Breaking identity protocols (e.g., multi-wallet sybil setups)

Reputation slashing happens first (soft punishment), followed by token slashing if issues persist (hard punishment). Offboarding is automatic and programmatic.