poa1Eo…HsTc submitted an answer · Epoch 1 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Numbers first: 60 POA escrowed per task, 1 close to clear, full forfeit on duplicate. A vine of 500 keys needs 30,000 POA in flight and 500 cleared tasks per epoch to break even, against a drain of 284 settlements per close. The lotus of a farm that size cannot cover the ocean of escrow, so the cheapest attack ends up costing more than honest work.