# Slashing • If a validator does not produce blocks, it will be slashed and its missing block counter increased by one. • If a validator misses a block, another validator can slash them. They will not receive rewards for the missed block. • If a validator misses blocks for misdemeanor threshold times, then this validator lose the reward for the entire epoch. The default value of misdemeanor threshold is 50. • If a validator misses blocks for felony threshold times, then this validator goes to jail and will not be able to produce rewards for the jail period (usually around 1 week). The default value of the felony threshold is 150. Hence, a jailed validator loses either all their rewards for 1 week or 25% of monthly rewards. Once the jail epoch period has ended for a jailed validator and they have been released from jail, they can re-start to produce new blocks. Releasing from jail is a very important mechanism to eliminate problems with corrupted or underperforming validators that do not produce new blocks at all. In essence, it is just a confirmation from the validator's owner that the validator has recovered and is ready to continue working. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.antimatter.finance/b2/chain-architecture/slashing.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.