Thanks for this. While I recognize that you mentioned that this is not personal in your above replies, because the first post in this thread is rather sensationalist, and reads “certain validators had discovered and exploited a vulnerability”, I’m going to respond to a few points you made as I vehemently deny the claim I exploited any vulnerability. I believe my data along with your data further backs this up.
I also want to respond to some of your points about Diman and use him as a comparison to myself, considering you think he did nothing wrong, which I also agree with.
- You mentioned that Diman consistently kept his bid at 0 which is one of your reasons you believe he “did nothing wrong.” While I also agree that Diman did nothing wrong, for comparison purposes, you are omitting the most important detail there is. I was paying for the stake, and he was not. To assume that Diman did nothing wrong because he never lowered his bid which was already at 0, but consider my activity questionable because my bid was always above 0 but changed over time would be an outrageous claim, and a completely apples to oranges comparison. Your data clearly reflects that I was paying for stake and Diman was not. This alone explains why I lowered my bid several times, especially as network conditions changed, as well as how much I was willing to pay for the stake.
- You mentioned that Diman got his stake in epoch 652 which was Marinade’s first auction. The same thing applies to me. I explain why this is important in my original post, which mint formatted for me.
Additionally, while I recognize that most of the data points I asked for are in the report, I ask that you also include them in the “top 100” tab, as I believe that tab currently lacks context and adding that data will only help readers understand more what actually happened.
While I understand that these comments might come across like I am coming after you, they are not. They are simply a response to the first message in the post that reads “certain validators had discovered and exploited a vulnerability” which I fully deny.
You and I both agree that we should let the data do most of the talking. Because of that, I believe all the data you posted, along with the data and points I made in this thread, fully prove everything I am saying. Thus, this will be my post on the matter unless a false claim is made against me.
Thank you again for putting it together, and I encourage you to keep pushing forward efforts across the entire community to make Solana a better place!
EDIT: Just making sure it’s fully clear I fully believe Diman did nothing wrong. I only brought him into it because OP mentioned he did nothing wrong and was simply using as a comparison for myself