@bjoernek, I want to state for the record that I’m opposed to limiting canister-controlled neuron functionality to just a Whitelisted group of neurons. Doing this would adversely effect the Personal DAO governance model which relies on each Personal DAO replica having the ability to stake its own canister-controlled neurons in order for DAO members to receive voting power.
I’m also opposed to introducing the idea of some sort of slashing mechanism as doing so would automatically classify any neuron application service on the IC as a security as referenced in Wisconsin’s Department of Financial Institution’s (DFI) Administrative Enforcement Action Against Coinbase which can be found here on page 5, section 24. In this Administrative Enforcement Action, The DFI sites the possibility of slashing as being a potential negative consequence of a mismanagement by the Coinbase, and uses that as a justification for why staking services that feature the risk of slashing should be classified as a security.