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The protocol secures autonomous agents via a stake-slashing matrix tied to zero-knowledge reputation proofs; any Sybil attack forces the adversary to lock capital proportional to total stake, yielding negative expected utility because forgery probability drops exponentially with verifiable delay depth, while honest nodes earn rewards exceeding collateral cost, preserving Byzantine fault tolerance as attackers wander grove juniper