diff --git a/playbook.md b/playbook.md index 3edb647..05863fa 100644 --- a/playbook.md +++ b/playbook.md @@ -13,46 +13,104 @@ The minimum set of information you need to be able to explain Polkadot to others ## What unique things can you do on Polkadot? - Build applications which execute automatically (without initial user input). -- Build applications with full control over block construction and transaction execution. +- Build applications with full control over block construction and transaction execution.[^20] - Build applications which dynamically scale up and down execution cores. - Build applications which execute at sub-second speeds.[^21] -- Build applications where end-users pay no transaction fees. +- Build applications that can permissionlessly upgrade and evolve over time.[^22] ## Why choose Polkadot? - Billions of dollars of economic security provided to itself and applications running on it. -- Fast finalization times, on average under 30 seconds. - - Compare that to optimistic rollups which may take up to a week! - - Block production is separated from finality, reducing network stalls.[^31] +- Fast finalization times, on average under 30 seconds.[^31] - Executing and scaling on standard "gaming" hardware.[^32] - - Compared to expensive and centralized machines needed for vertical scaling or ZK provers. -- 50+ active roll-ups building [^33] - - Many projects outside of Polkadot also use the Polkadot SDK.[^34] -- Secure cross-chain interoperability with a native bridging protocol. -- Trustless bridges to other blockchain ecosystems.[^35] +- Polkadot SDK is the most robust and flexible blockchain framework.[^34] +- Secure cross-chain interoperability through trustless bridging protocols.[^35] ## Where is Polkadot leading? +- 50+ active roll-ups live on Polkadot.[^40] - Among the highest Nakamoto coefficients in the blockchain ecosystem.[^41] - 2nd largest developer community after Ethereum.[^42] - Blazing fast execution speeds compared to other blockchain VMs.[^43] -- One of the largest functioning DAOs, managing tens of millions of dollars in assets.[^44] +- One of the largest functioning DAOs, managing the functionality of the network and tens of millions of dollars in assets for development.[^44] -[^1]: https://gavwood.com/dappsweb3.html, https://gavofyork.medium.com/why-we-need-web-3-0-5da4f2bf95ab -[^2]: https://polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v1-0-sharding-and-economic-security -[^3]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKQOSPfM-W0 -[^4]: https://www.rob.tech/blog/polkadot-blockspace-over-blockchains/ -[^5]: https://x.com/rphmeier/status/1807884271157187007 +[^1]: + - 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 -[^21]: https://twitter.com/bkchr/status/1818027282688352591 +[^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 -[^31]: https://polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-introduction -[^32]: https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-guides-how-to-validate-polkadot#requirements -[^33]: https://polkadot.subscan.io/parachain -[^34]: https://www.availproject.org/, https://midnight.network/, https://entropy.xyz/ -[^35]: https://polkadot.com/blog/the-landscape-of-trustless-bridges-on-polkadot +[^20]: + - Build applications where end-users pay no transaction fees. + - Build applications more resilient to MEV. + - Build applications which can prioritize tasks and processes. -[^41]: https://nakaflow.io/ -[^42]: https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1577016988697706496, https://github.com/electric-capital/crypto-ecosystems -[^43]: https://github.com/koute/polkavm/blob/master/BENCHMARKS.md -[^44]: https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13UVJyLnbVp9RBZYFwFGyDvVd1y27Tt8tkntv6Q7JVPhFsTB, https://polkadot.com/platform/dao +[^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 + +[^31]: + - Compare that to optimistic rollups which may take up to a week! + - Block production is separated from finality, reducing network stalls: + - https://polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-introduction + +[^32]: + - Hardware requirements for running a Polkadot Validator: + - https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/maintain-guides-how-to-validate-polkadot#requirements + - Compared to expensive and centralized machines needed for vertical scaling or ZK provers. + +[^34]: + - Polkadot and Kusama are built with the Polkadot SDK. + - All 50+ live parachains, and many more in development, all use Polkadot SDK. + - Many projects outside of Polkadot also use the Polkadot SDK. + - https://www.availproject.org/ + - https://midnight.network/ + - https://entropy.xyz/ + - and more... + +[^35]: + - Native bridging protocol for applications secured by Polkadot: + - https://wiki.polkadot.network/docs/learn-xcm-transport + - An overview of external bridges on Polkadot: + - https://polkadot.com/blog/the-landscape-of-trustless-bridges-on-polkadot + +[^40]: + - A list of active parachains on Polkadot: + - https://polkadot.subscan.io/parachain + +[^41]: + - The Nakamoto Coefficient is one measure of decentralization and resilience. + - A third party service comparing the Nakamoto Coefficient: + - https://nakaflow.io/ +[^42]: + - Graph of blockchain developer ecosystems: + - https://twitter.com/Polkadot/status/1577016988697706496 + - The raw data is being generated using this open source repo: + - https://github.com/electric-capital/crypto-ecosystems +[^43]: + - PVM and other VM benchmarks: + - https://github.com/koute/polkavm/blob/master/BENCHMARKS.md +[^44]: + - Polkadot Treasury Account: + - https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13UVJyLnbVp9RBZYFwFGyDvVd1y27Tt8tkntv6Q7JVPhFsTB + - Information about the Polkadot DAO: + - https://polkadot.com/platform/dao