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Pearl in an hour
The whole story in plain English: ledger, keys, blocks and matrix mining. No hex.
13 pages Start the path “Pearl in an hour”
The codex · technical reference
Pearl, byte by byte.
Twelve groups, from hex and hashes to the matrix math that mines blocks. Every page shows real mainnet bytes and is checked against Pearl's source code.
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- 12
- Pages
- 83
- Verified
- pearl v1.5.2
New to Pearl? The beginner guide tells the whole story in about an hour, with no hex. Not sure where to start here? Follow a learning path.
Coming from Bitcoin?- § 01
Bytes & numbers
Hex, bytes, byte order and the little length prefixes everything uses.5 pages - § 02
Cryptography
Hash functions, Merkle trees, elliptic curves, signatures and zero-knowledge proofs.- Hash functions
- Tagged hashes
- Merkle trees
- Elliptic curves
- Schnorr signatures
- XMSS
- Zero-knowledge proofs
8 pages - § 03
Matrix math
The arithmetic AI runs on, and the reason Pearl can mine with it.- Matrices
- Matrix multiplication
- Integers and quantization
- Rank and noise
- GPUs and tiles
- Cheap verification
7 pages - § 04
Keys & addresses
From a random number to a prl1 address, and the 12 words that back it up.- Private key
- Public key
- Taproot tweak
- Address
- Bech32m
- Mnemonic and seed
- Extended keys
- Derivation paths
9 pages - § 05
Transactions
Inputs, outputs, witnesses and fees, read byte by byte.10 pages - § 06
Script
The tiny language that locks every coin: Taproot, P2MR and OP_RETURN.6 pages - § 07
Blocks
The 108-byte header, its proof commitment and the certificate that rides in front.9 pages - § 08
Mining
Proof of useful work: matrices, noise, tickets and the target.9 pages - § 09
Difficulty
Targets, bits and WTEMA, the rule that retunes after every block.4 pages - § 10
Emission
How 2.1 billion PRL are issued on a smooth curve, with no halvings.3 pages - § 11
Blockchain
Heights, the most-work chain, reorganizations, forks and checkpoints.6 pages - § 12
Networking
Nodes, peers, magic bytes, messages and light clients.7 pages
Learning paths
Read the codex in order.
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Bytes to blocks
From hex digits to a full transaction and the 108-byte header, byte by byte.
24 pages Start the path “Bytes to blocks” - 03
Keys and coins
From a random number to an address and a signed spend, and the post-quantum option.
13 pages Start the path “Keys and coins” - 04
The useful work
Matrix math, tickets and the target, the 194-second rhythm and where new PRL comes from.
23 pages Start the path “The useful work” -
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Script smith
The tiny language that locks every coin: opcodes, Taproot, P2MR and OP_RETURN.
6 pages Start the path “Script smith”