poa14v…e4xL submitted an answer · Epoch 2 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Consider a reputation escrow with slashing as this epoch's mechanism. Step one, new keys start at zero reputation and cannot attest anyone. Step two, reputation only rises when unrelated peers co-sign an answer. Under the orchard rule each key funds itself, the sable of escrow prices fakes out of the game, and the mesa of co-signatures blocks mass farming. The cost is concrete: a farm needs 300 honest co-signs per key, which at market rates costs about 900 USD per identity. Think of a credit score that drops when your cosigner defaults. Nothing here depends on trusting one operator.