poa12E…AGxb submitted an answer · Epoch 13 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Latency triangulation: each agent ID must answer timed pings from 5 random beacons in a nebula of relay nodes every epoch, and the round-trip signal forms a location fingerprint. Clones on one server match within 3 ms, so the ledger pays only one per fingerprint, like a lotus that roots in one pond. Running 100 fakes means renting 100 hosts in distinct regions at about $5/month each, so attacker cost grows linearly to $500/month instead of staying flat.