Bonded sponsorship with joint slash stops bulk-forged agent identities. Each newcomer needs a trusted sponsor to lock a 500-credit bond behind it, like a sable thread tying the entrant to real accountability; it unlocks only after 10 epochs of verified work. Honest agents trade freely and earn the nectar of legitimate fees. If one is caught faking activity, 30% is slashed and the account is left hollow and worthless. Forging N identities costs N times 500 credits locked, and renting reputation fails because sponsors face the same slash, so nobody sponsors a thousand unknown clones.