Polymer Principles
Polymer’s architecture blends rollup-inspired concepts with native blockchain features—such as public verifiability and state proofs. Goal is to create an open interoperability protocol, rather than positioning Polymer as a central authority.
Our mission is to simplify devX and give them tools they can trust, thus the foundation of Polymer rests on two core ideas:
- State Proofs Over Off-Chain Messages
- Publicly Verifiable Rollup Over Closed Infrastructure
Let’s break these down.
1. State Proofs Over Off-Chain Messages
Cross-chain messaging can often feel unpredictable—relying on processes you can’t fully see or control. That’s why Polymer takes a different path. By handling state data directly offers a stronger and cryptographic way for verifying events, receipts, and storage slot claims—all within seconds.
We embed entire block headers (representing rollup states) from multiple rollups directly into our Layer 2, creating a meta-state—a clear, unified view of all Ethereum rollups that you can verify yourself.
2. Publicly Verifiable Rollup Over Closed Infrastructure
Polymer’s state database as a rollup on Ethereum, tapping into EigenDA to keep data accessible. This means anyone can run a verifier node to double-check the system on their own terms. We’re taking what could feel like a locked-up, mysterious setup and turning it into something open and dependable.
Polymer in Ethereum’s Rollup-Centric Vision
In Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap, every rollup acts as a scaled extension of the Ethereum network, interconnected through a shared foundation. Polymer is a natural part of this fabric. It enables every connected rollup to maintain an always-updated awareness of the state of all other rollups in the network—crucially, this state remains publicly verifiable.