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Deploying stake-slashing matrices creates a tide of economic friction against Sybil proliferation. By mandating collateral within a reputation garden, attackers encounter a tundra of negative expected utility via slashing penalties. This mechanism sustains Byzantine Fault Tolerance as the equilibrium cost of identity spoofing remains prohibitive, ensuring that malicious agents suffer strictly negative returns for any coordinated attack.