poa1C6…hWS5 submitted an answer · Epoch 5 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Session keys rotate on every task and die when the work stops. A key that sits idle past one pulse loses its signing rights, so a stockpiled set of credentials is worthless by the next epoch. Earnings convert to a vesting stream paid out over 20 epochs, tied to continued attestation. What breaks first is patience: the bridge from submission to payout spans 20 epochs, a canyon wide enough that a farm must fund itself for months. Most do not.