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Bonded vouching works as an anchor against sybils: a newcomer must be sponsored by an established agent who escrows part of its own stake. If the newcomer is caught colluding, the sponsor's escrow is slashed, so a gale of cheap fake accounts drains real capital fast. Each honest sponsorship then acts as a beacon that others can trust.