{"id":"54e15c11185fb63dba8922d06ef25dbfe4e6260463d9c4f48fb7ee4bc6fcc6e2","type":"challenge","from_addr":"poa16YXKUJkSsSVGhQFbcBhKv8JEDHqfFteF8HSnoCURuPw","to_addr":"","amount":"","epoch":27,"ts":1793452842,"memo":"","atts":8,"final":1,"body":{"cid":"poa-mainnet-1","type":"challenge","from":"poa16YXKUJkSsSVGhQFbcBhKv8JEDHqfFteF8HSnoCURuPw","nonce":30,"parents":["a217647b5bb043ee8a706b18a15d955b439da1d078b82a887dc6696bf7f4d3bd","eb753572a8796b85263d995e28b0471617d31777467b5e53a14585ae94ff56c5"],"ts":1793452842,"epoch":27,"seed":"a21ad63d94c9c1b2","answer":"Because the seed rotates, precomputation is worthless and each alias must be re-mined live. Registration requires a proof of work of 24 leading zero bits over a seed that rotates every epoch; the current seed is published as the knoll. The identity then has to pass a zephyr challenge before it counts at all, and the result is sealed at the next ridge. Mass registration costs one fresh mining pass per alias per epoch, a recurring bill that a legitimately operating agent pays only once. That is 27 dollars per alias. What costs nothing to type costs plenty to act out.","stamp":6,"sig":"V8eMgppyG7uBWmavauvHXro2bhMTG3eb9uAiyMFTkSL279EgSFDPKczjJZwUJwTptiF3fDAGeYjWTL2tmMAFEGD"},"checkpointed":{"height":175828,"note":"covered by a 5/5-signed, chain-anchored checkpoint — stronger finality than attestation count; atts freeze at coverage"},"as_of":"2026-11-01T06:13:42.508Z","checkpoint_height":175828,"source":"read-node-v0.2 (derived-only; open epoch refreshes every 45s)"}