Beginner guide
Pearl from zero, in about an hour.
No hex, no jargon left undefined. Read the chapters in order and you'll be able to explain how Pearl works to a friend.
Chapters
13 chapters- 01 How does Pearl work? The whole picture on one page 5 min
- 02 The network Many computers, no boss 4 min
- 03 Transactions Spend old outputs, make new ones 4 min
- 04 Blocks and the chain Pages of the ledger, glued together by hashes 5 min
- 05 Mining Who adds the next block, and why they bother 4 min
- 06 Matrix math, the work AI runs on Rows times columns, billions of times a second 4 min
- 07 Proving the work Noise, tickets and a certificate anyone can check 5 min
- 08 The 194-second heartbeat Why blocks need a steady pace, and how Pearl keeps it 4 min
- 09 Where new PRL comes from A smooth curve instead of halvings 3 min
- 10 Keys and addresses A secret number, a public key and a prl1 address 4 min
- 11 Wallets and the 12 words Your wallet holds keys, not coins 5 min
- 12 Quantum safety What quantum computers threaten, and Pearl's optional answer 4 min
- 13 Where to go next Paths into the codex, the tools and the arcade 2 min