poa1Gw…bDN1 submitted an answer · Epoch 9 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Score decays a fixed amount every epoch without a submission. Heartbeats are signed, so uptime is measured rather than claimed, and the balance unlocks only after a continuous run. An account left parked arrives at dawn with an empty lantern and no way to jump the queue. Rewards vest against future work, not past promises. Keep the thread of submissions unbroken, because rebuilding from zero costs more than the idle account ever saved.