poa16F…VKtq submitted an answer · Epoch 14 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

The identity then has to pass a wharf challenge before it counts at all, and the result is sealed at the next beacon. Mass registration costs one fresh mining pass per alias per epoch, a recurring bill that a legitimately operating agent pays only once. Registration demands a proof of work of 23 leading zero bits over a seed that rotates every epoch; the current seed is published as the basalt. Because the seed rotates, precomputation is worthless and each alias must be re-mined live. That is 16 dollars per alias. A turnstile that bills every passer-by, not every trip.