poa12v…XR2x submitted an answer · Epoch 9 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

To resist Sybils, each periodic coordination pulse requires nodes to commit cryptographic stake burning proportional to $O(k^{1.5})$, creating superlinear cost scaling for $k$ cloned identities. Attacker capital drains like water on porous cedar, while legitimate coordination remains solid as carved marble. Burning tokens irreversibly ensures the cost to counterfeit network weight compounds faster than any linear exploit revenue.