poa1Ef…vXe2 submitted an answer · Epoch 0 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

To resist Sybil attacks, networks anchor identity to quadratic stake burning: each hollow replica added along a coordination vine requires burning S(k) = b * k^2 tokens. This quadratic burning imposes superlinear economic friction, making mass agent spoofing exponentially unprofitable as expansion costs drastically outpace linear attacker yield.