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Welcome to the second part of our discussion on the Ethereum 2.0 protocol. Today, we will be exploring the incentive programs and rewards available to validators within the network. We will be looking at the various motivations, rewards, penalties and cuts that are in place to ensure that validators remain online and honest. We will also be discussing why validators are incentivized to stay online, and the repercussions of double voting and wraparound voting. Finally, we will be taking a look at the idle rewards given to validators when more than a third of them are offline. So let’s dive in and discover the incentives of Eth2!
The concept of incentives is one of the key components of eth2 protocol. Validators can be rewarded for their participation, in order to stimulate them to take decisions that are beneficial for the network. Leakage can be reduced if the validator’s stake is returned to the previous 2/3 level. This helps eth2 to make more decisions.
These incentives are in the form of rewards for whistleblowers, proposers and certifiers. Whistleblowers are rewarded for highlighting unethical behavior of other validators. Proposers can be rewarded for creating blocks and certifiers are rewarded for agreeing with the decisions of the chain.
In addition to these rewards, there is also a hybrid model that uses fixed rewards and fixed inflation to determine the amount of compensation for validators. This allows the market forces to decide the correct rate of reward. However, this system is vulnerable to validators trying to discourage others from participating in order to increase their own profits.
Overall, the incentive system of eth2 is designed with the goal of encouraging validators to act ethically and in the best interests of the network. However, if someone does attack eth2, it is important to be prepared for a significant loss of ETH.
