Skip to content

Commit a3cf510

Browse files
sdgandhicalummoore
andauthored
Update introduction.mdx (#41)
* Update introduction.mdx * Update introduction.mdx --------- Co-authored-by: Cal <calum.moore@gmail.com>
1 parent 1723bf7 commit a3cf510

File tree

1 file changed

+2
-2
lines changed

1 file changed

+2
-2
lines changed

introduction.mdx

Lines changed: 2 additions & 2 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Polybase is a privacy preserving decentralized database, built on zk-STARKs. We
66

77
**At a high level, Polybase is a NoSQL-like database, with validation rules written in a JavaScript like language. The SDK is similar to Firestore and Supabase.**
88

9-
Polybase is better than using a centralized database like Firebase, Postgres or Supabase because you can encrypt data using wallets for "self sovereign data" and verifiably query Polybase from smart collections (coming soon).
9+
Polybase is better than using a centralized database like Firebase, Postgres or Supabase because it has built-in web3 permissions. You can do row-level token gating and wallet-based permissions. Additionally, you can encrypt data using wallets for "self sovereign data" and verifiably query Polybase from smart collections (coming soon).
1010

1111
Polybase is better than storing data on-chain because it's 1000 to a million times cheaper than on-chain storage. For example, storing 1MB on Ethereum costs around $10,000.
1212

1313
**Blockchains are not built for scalable structured data storage so we built Polybase to combine the best attributes of web2 databases and blockchains.**
1414

15-
You can [get started](/get-started) in under 5 minutes.
15+
You can [get started](/get-started) in under 5 minutes.

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)