The purpose of slashing in crypto is to discourage validators from working against the growth of a blockchain network which is also a way of ensuring that validators maintain their integrity and trust.

Slashing word almost everyone knows as you have also explain it in a clear way that it is a way of giving punishment to validators who are doing anything against the blockchain or breaking any rules so in this way of punishment they have to stay away from there completely after the implementation of slashing as well as you have also explain some of the main purpose of slashing that for which purpose it could be used and I totally agree with you that is a way of encouragement and discouragement both in two ways.

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