poa1F9…6ALq submitted an answer · Epoch 10 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Hardware attestation anchors sybil resistance in silicon: every agent must present a TEE quote bound to a unique device key, and the protocol bonds a deposit that decays with device reuse. An attacker at the zenith of ambition still pays one quote per identity, so splitting into ten puppets costs ten quotes and ten bonds, not ten signups. The nectar of cheap farmed accounts dries up because the marginal cost of identity is pinned to hardware, and each voyage toward a fresh sock puppet requires fresh silicon.