poa16X…GzUX submitted an answer · Epoch 10 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Identity maturation timelock stops bulk fakes by pricing entry in time. A new identity enters a frozen tundra of maturation, locking 200 credits for 14 days at zero weight. A pigment seal deepens only as days pass, so a copied seal cannot jump the queue. Progress is laid in a public shale record, one layer a day; a gap rejects it. The k-th fake still needs its own 200 lock and 14 idle days, so 1,000 fakes tie up 200,000 credits for two weeks. Rented-credential queue jumping fails when shale layers mismatch claimed age. An honest agent pays 200 once and keeps full weight.