diff --git a/playbook.md b/playbook.md index 7e45520..be41fb8 100644 --- a/playbook.md +++ b/playbook.md @@ -34,43 +34,43 @@ The minimum set of information you need to be able to explain Polkadot to others - Blazing fast execution speeds compared to other blockchain VMs.[^43] - One of the largest functioning DAOs, managing the functionality of the network and tens of millions of dollars in assets for development.[^44] -[^1]: +[^1]: Learn more about Web3: - The first time the term "Web3" was used: - https://gavwood.com/dappsweb3.html - A blog post describing the importance of Web3: - https://gavofyork.medium.com/why-we-need-web-3-0-5da4f2bf95ab -[^2]: - - Explanation of sharding on Polkadot: - - https://polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v1-0-sharding-and-economic-security -[^3]: - - A high level overview of shared security: - - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKQOSPfM-W0 -[^4]: - - A blog post explaining the term "blockspace": - - https://www.rob.tech/blog/polkadot-blockspace-over-blockchains/ +[^2]: Explanation of sharding on Polkadot: + - https://polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v1-0-sharding-and-economic-security + +[^3]: A high level overview of shared security: + - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKQOSPfM-W0 + +[^4]: A blog post explaining the term "blockspace": + - https://www.rob.tech/blog/polkadot-blockspace-over-blockchains/ + [^5]: - The ELVES paper, formally describing Polkadot's cynical rollup: - https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/961 - A tweet summary of the ELVES paper: - https://x.com/rphmeier/status/1807884271157187007 -[^20]: +[^20]: For example: - Build applications where end-users pay no transaction fees. - Build applications more resilient to MEV. - Build applications which can prioritize tasks and processes. -[^21]: - - A demo of a Polkadot SDK blockchain producing blocks every .5 seconds: - - https://twitter.com/bkchr/status/1818027282688352591 +[^21]: A demo of a Polkadot SDK blockchain producing blocks every .5 seconds: + - https://twitter.com/bkchr/status/1818027282688352591 -[^22]: - - Learn about forkless runtime upgrades in Polkadot: - - https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-runtime-upgrades +[^22]: Learn about forkless runtime upgrades in Polkadot: + - https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-runtime-upgrades -[^31]: - - Compare that to optimistic rollups which may take up to a week! - - Block production is separated from finality, reducing network stalls: +[^31]: Learn more about cynical rollups: + - Compare that to optimistic rollups which may take up to a week to finalize! + - Cynical rollups actively check that a block is valid, rather than waiting for someone to report it is invalid. + - See ELVES paper footnote above. + - Compared to "instant finality" consensus, block production is separated from finality, reducing network stalls: - https://polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-introduction [^32]: