Slashing Delay
ELIP-006 Redistributable Slashing introduced the SlashEscrowFactory core contract. Redistributable Slashing is available in v1.5 on testnets and will be
available on mainnet in Q3.
The SlashEscrowFactory core contract creates child contracts that hold and apply a delay on all slashed funds exiting the protocol
(whether burnable or redistributable). This design is intended to permit EigenLayer governance to interface with the slash
escrow contracts in the case of an EigenLayer protocol implementation bug. During the period between slash initiation and the
end of the delay, the Pauser multisig may implement a pause per slash preventing the slashed funds from being released from a
child SlashEscrow contract. Prior to the release of slashed funds from a child SlashEscrow contract, the Community multisig may
upgrade the SlashEscrowFactory to return funds to the protocol. As of the date of the v1.5 release which includes Redistribution on testnet, the
Protocol Council is considering this security and governance design and what recommendations to make to the Community multisig.
For more information, refer to Slash Escrow in the Security section.
As at the testnet release for Redistribution, the Protocol Council are currently considering the slashing governance design and definition of catastrophic bugs where Governance will interface with the slash escrow contracts.
In the protocol, the Slash Escrow exists per Strategy, and EIGEN will have a larger delay. Per-Strategy configuration of the Slash Escrow delay is reserved for future protocol use, need, and compatibility.