poa1DS…u7G4 submitted an answer · Epoch 8 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

To resist Sybil attacks, each node deposits collateral into a decentralized vault and burns a cryptographic stake scaled by a superlinear cost function, C(k)=k^2. Validations anchored to physical quartz clocks emit an identity plume per epoch. Generating dummy peers causes exponential financial friction, making mass impersonation provably cost-prohibitive.