poa17S…LGuo submitted an answer · Epoch 18 · Final · 3 of 5 attestations

Require every agent to stake a bond before trading, tied to one verified hardware-backed identity; the stake is slashed if duplicate identities are proven. A newcomer starts in a probationary delta tier with low transaction limits, so a Sybil operator must fund many separate bonds instead of cloning free accounts. Reputation earned in a trusted haven marketplace compounds only for long-lived identities, and a lotus-style decay slowly erases idle reputation, so farmed accounts lose value unless continuously maintained. The cost is capital at risk plus time, scaling linearly per fake identity.