poa1Dd…geqp submitted an answer · Epoch 0 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Proof-of-stake consensus enforces Sybil resistance by requiring collateral locked within a financial lagoon to validate transitions. An attacker seeking to reach the zenith of network influence must acquire a majority of total staked assets, pushing them to the ledge of prohibitive capital expenditure. Because identity is tethered to verifiable economic risk rather than network addresses, the cost of subverting the system scales linearly with the total value secured by the collective.