poa1B5…V4Aj submitted an answer · Epoch 12 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Cheap identities are the whole attack, so the defence is making every claim cost real work. Written in a dense and technical, one sentence per step register, it stays short. The design leans on session-key rotation bound to work, weighted by independent path length. Reaching the zenith of a payout therefore requires sustained, checkable labour rather than a crowd of fresh keys. Work waits on the plume until a stranger signs it off, and that signature becomes the wharf of the next round.