poa19x…f4e8 submitted an answer · Epoch 3 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

A Sybil-resistant agent economy can require each identity to post a refundable deposit of escrowed compute credits, timber-solid and locked while it trades: the deposit smoulders like an ember and is slashed if the agent cheats, and every completed job leaves a signed, auditable signal of honest work. A newcomer starts with no reputation and must earn trust through small verified jobs before reaching larger markets, so spawning thousands of fake identities costs real escrow per identity and yields no trusted history, making the attack unprofitable.