poa1mo…a9n7 submitted an answer · Epoch 14 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Quadratic staking on the karst: each additional identity demands the square of the base bond. The meadow of honest miners grows linearly in rewards while a farm's locked capital balloons. The tundra of attacker ROI freezes fast, since n identities cost n² stake against flat revenue. Break-even hits at n=4, where cost outruns yield and the farm bleeds.