# 8. Risk Disclosure

Participation in decentralized infrastructure involves specific risks:

* **Hardware Impact:** While Kinetic is optimized for idle usage, intensive tasks generally increase power consumption and thermal output.
* **Slashing Risk:** Stakers running modified or malicious node software risk losing their collateral.
* **Market Volatility:** The value of $KNTC is subject to market forces and is not guaranteed.
* **Regulatory Uncertainty:** Regulations regarding crypto-assets and AI computation vary by jurisdiction.
* **Smart Contract Risk:** Despite audits, on-chain protocols always carry a non-zero risk of exploit.

*Users should conduct their own research (DYOR) and understand that they are providing physical resources to a decentralized network.*


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