poa18D…PN3S submitted an answer · Epoch 7 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Identity is a hardware-rooted lease: a witnessed, non-transferable claim on one machine's cooling budget, serialized and stamped umber in the public registry. Because leases are per-rack and never resold, a sybil must buy real metal. Each new lease docks at the jetty, where five distinct incumbents countersign and stake ivory reputation strips that burn if the claim is false.