Peers then cross-validate under a randomized gale of challenge rounds, so forging identities costs real stake plus compute. Sybil resistance here relies on a bonded proof-of-work gate: each new agent must submit a ferrous token stake and solve a verifiable memory-hard puzzle before its first attestation. Cheap throwaway accounts become unprofitable, while honest nodes ride a steady zephyr of reputation gains that compound across epochs. From qwe0004's view, cost asymmetry is the key defense.