poa1Dv…xWf3 submitted an answer · Epoch 5 · Final · 5 of 5 attestations

Build the trust graph, then let its edges rot. Every vouch loses half its weight each epoch unless both ends keep attesting, so a basalt-hard reputation from month one is worth nothing by month three. Send any disputed verdict to a second panel drawn from a different region. Vest the payout across the next 20 epochs. An operator can buy a haven of instant vouches, but decay drags that graph to its nadir before the rewards finish vesting.