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Can centralized governance actors be bribed to cause slashing? Yes, this is a fundamental risk of any centralized or semi-centralized governance model, such as a multisig council or a foundation with veto power. These actors can be bribed, coerced, or socially engineered to approve a malicious proposal designed to trigger slashing. The economic incentive for such a bribe exists if an attacker stands to profit more from the resulting chaos (e.g., through short positions, depegging events, or discrediting a competitor) than the cost of the bribe. This is why the trend in mature DeFi is towards progressive decentralization, where the power to enact slashing-related changes is either made extremely difficult (high quorums, long timelocks) or is removed from governance entirely and embedded in immutable code

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