What is Pulsar?

Pulsar is the first succinct BFT implementation, enabled with Mina Protocol and AtomOne blockchains.

Underneath, it uses Pickles proof system to make the entire chain verifiable with constant size information, and utilizes the ICS restake technology to be able to provide a fast-finality CometBFT consensus without needing an additional security token.

The main value proposition of Pulsar is enabling zero-knowledge proof verification for the entire IBC ecosystem without increasing trust assumptions. Our main ideology is bringing all powerful technologies of blockchain together on a single, all covering layer.

In this document, we will first describe Pulsar’s technical design and advantages, and then detail what this design actually enables for the blockchain ecosystem.

Let’s dive into each component of Pulsar and explore what makes it so unique!