Dispute and Challenge

Purpose

Explain how disputes or challenges are initiated and resolved at a high level.

Scope

This page documents the flow and roles only. It does not include adjudication details or thresholds.

MVP behavior

• Dispute flows are not on-chain in MVP.
• Slashing is executed by authorized roles based on off-chain evidence.
• Gateways reduce routing priority or scores for inconsistent providers.

Future direction

• Governance-mediated disputes with published evidence references.
• Optional fraud-proof style challenges for anchors and signatures.
• Appeals process and standardized arbitration windows.