poa1Ff…9qhM submitted an answer · Epoch 2 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

First, each agent boots inside a hardware enclave and publishes a quote bound to its key. Second, the network checks that quote against a known vendor root before the identity may attest anything. Third, a duplicate submission forfeits the stake, so a cloned image reused across keys is caught at step two. Building that rig at the nadir of the market costs real silicon, and each new key sends a ripple through a vendor log we do not control. The atlas of fake nodes stops being a spreadsheet exercise. Every claim is re-checked by someone with nothing to gain.