In current reward formula the measure to evaluate a honest SPO is pledge, the higher the pledge the more the SPO is trusted by the protocol. Implementing contingent staking makes it easier to introduce new incentives that further swing the pendulum of evaluating a stake pool operator's honesty into social measure. It increases the complexity of the "staking game" and thus introduce new attack vectors to the network.

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Con: This is already happening with ispo and influencer pools. The only thing contingent staking does is change it from a custodial handling of reward dispersement with no possible contractual obligations to a legally compliant framework which could have contracted obligations.

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Con: Contingent Staking does not remove the benefits of pledge. They are both synergistic.

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Con: I need an example of how CS “changes the staking game” and “introduces a new attack vector.” I can’t think of one and I believe that I can’t because staking, contingent or not, is always opt-in and opt-out without the possibility (or worry) of losing your delegated stake.

Cardano Contingent Staking

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This is already happening with ispo and influencer pools. The only thing contingent staking does is change it from a custodial handling of reward dispersement with no possible contractual obligations to a legally compliant framework which could have contracted obligations.

Contingent Staking does not remove the benefits of pledge. They are both synergistic.

I need an example of how CS “changes the staking game” and “introduces a new attack vector.” I can’t think of one and I believe that I can’t because staking, contingent or not, is always opt-in and opt-out without the possibility (or worry) of losing your delegated stake.

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This is already happening with ispo and influencer pools. The only thing contingent staking does is change it from a custodial handling of reward dispersement with no possible contractual obligations to a legally compliant framework which could have contracted obligations.

Con claim 2

Contingent Staking does not remove the benefits of pledge. They are both synergistic.

Con claim 3

I need an example of how CS “changes the staking game” and “introduces a new attack vector.” I can’t think of one and I believe that I can’t because staking, contingent or not, is always opt-in and opt-out without the possibility (or worry) of losing your delegated stake.