[Proposal] - Staking Proving Network for Fernet

I suggest slashing all sequencer+provers if a proof is missed.

This way, the cost to halt-bribe is sequencer stake, rather than sequencer-reward/prover-reward, and it improves cooperation incentives.

Remaining concerns:

  • The threat of data withholding by sequencers/provers
    • even if unfavored in equilibrium, it may cause centralization pressure to distribute the risk
  • A maximum halt-bribe of S is considerably lower than PBS (S * block-rate * miss-frecency)
  • The security is S, but the slash is S + S * N
    • This is inefficient, and gives a multiplier of N advantage to economic adversaries (burn S to cause S*N harm)
  • High operating cost centralization effects on sequencers
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