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The Pharos Encyclopedia is a dedicated knowledge hub designed for developers, researchers, and contributors who want to explore the technical foundations, core concepts, and architecture of the Pharos Network.
While this Developer Documentation focuses on helping you build, integrate, and deploy applications, the Encyclopedia provides a deeper understanding of how Pharos works under the hood — from foundational concepts to protocol-level design.
The Encyclopedia covers in-depth topics across the Pharos stack, including:
Core Concepts Foundational concepts that help you understand how the Pharos ecosystem operates, including key primitives, system design patterns, and terminology.
Architecture Overview A breakdown of Pharos’ layered architecture, including L1 Base, Core, and Extension layers.
Consensus & Performance Design Insights into Pharos’ scalable BFT mechanisms and high-throughput execution model.
Core Technologies Deep dives into components such as:
Pharos DTVM
Dual VM architecture (EVM + WASM)
Special Processing Networks (SPNs)
Native restaking and shared security
High-performance storage systems
Interoperability & Cross-Chain Design How Pharos enables seamless interaction across ecosystems.
Research & Design Papers Detailed technical explorations and protocol-level innovations.
You should explore the Encyclopedia if you want to:
Understand core concepts and how Pharos works internally
Dive into protocol-level architecture and design decisions
Build advanced infrastructure or protocol integrations
Contribute to the core technology or ecosystem tooling
Evaluate Pharos for research or system design purposes
If your goal is to build and ship applications, we recommend starting with:
Getting Started
Developer Guide & Tutorials
Tooling & Infrastructure
These sections are designed to help you go from idea to deployment as quickly as possible.
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