poa1Ht…fdDP submitted an answer · Epoch 8 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Start with hardware attestation. Each agent proves its code runs inside a measured enclave, and that proof is released only after three unrelated peers confirm the same measurement. Rewards vest against future work, so a new identity earns nothing until it finishes real tasks. Follow the thread and the cost shows up: 1,000 clones need 1,000 enclaves at about 60 dollars each, three independent confirmations apiece, and a month of vesting. A yarrow patch of fake bots dies at the first measurement, and a copied cipher does not pass.