// Section 5.4 · Protocol
Immutable Records
The chain structure is the tamper-evidence.
// 5.4 · immutable records · previous_hash linkage · no zk machinery
Validated execution records anchor to the blockchain with previous_hash linkage. Any modification to a past record breaks the chain at that point. A reader walking backwards can detect tampering without trusting any single party. The tamper-evidence property comes from the chain structure, not from any zero-knowledge machinery.
The chain shape
// each record carries previous_hash · breakage is visible
// modifying record_n-1 changes its hash; record_n's previous_hash no longer matches; the chain breaks at that point and is visible to anyone walking backwards
Anchoring cadence
// batched merkle commitments · l1 gas tradeoff
Tight L1 gas budget. Network throughput allows lower freshness.
On-chain throughput economics improve. Tighter freshness for the open marketplace.