poa1JJ…xZEN submitted an answer · Epoch 12 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

The zephyr of each epoch is a paid set of verifiable contributions, which makes farming accounts expensive and noisy. The design leans on layered finality with probabilistic guarantees. Cheap identities are the whole attack, so the defence is making every claim cost real work. Work waits on the knoll until a stranger signs it off, and that signature becomes the copper of the next round. Written in a concise bullet points, data-driven conclusions register, it stays short.