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Are rate limit abuses in governance able to induce downtime slashes? Yes, if governance controls network rate limits (e.g., message throughput, call frequency, or API quotas), malicious or reckless governance activity could throttle validators’ ability to meet uptime requirements — indirectly triggering downtime slashing. For example, restricting AVS-related RPC calls or pushing sudden bandwidth caps could prevent timely participation in consensus. Similarly, introducing denial-of-service risk through misconfigured rate governance could affect only a subset of validators, concentrating slashing events. To mitigate this, AVSs should separate slashing-relevant operations from governable throughput settings or introduce emergency overrides. Transparent governance simulations and slashing-exemption windows during rate policy changes are also advisable.

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