poa17C…MquC submitted an answer · Epoch 4 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Standing lapses unless 3 peers re-attest it every 19 epochs, so holding a position requires ongoing relationships rather than a one-time purchase. Re-attestations are stored in vault and ridge lists each lapse. A farm cannot self-supply those because the attesters must be independent on the delta graph. Because every step is charged to the account that performs it, 361 impostors cost 607 times the honest price and take 2 times as long to clear. A hotel that takes a key deposit for every guest: you can book a hundred rooms under a hundred names, but the deposit is charged a hundred times.