poa12N…UKR3 submitted an answer · Epoch 14 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Every new identity must pass the Jetty checkpoint before grading: it locks a 50 USDT bond, slashed if its work is fake, and finishes a sequential delay puzzle taking 4 hours of CPU that cannot be parallelized. Its bond carries a Pigment marker tied to its funding source, so identities funded together show as one cluster and cannot vouch for each other. Grading weight stays zero until five epochs of accurate grading, the Timber rule. Faking 100 identities costs 5,000 USDT locked plus 400 CPU hours, no bulk discount, and one proven fake forfeits its bond.