# Welcome to Pod

Pod Network is a purpose-built network for high-performance, MEV-free markets. It has no blocks or chains - transactions are streamed to a geo-distributed validator set, which independently validates them and streams attestations back. Once a quorum of attestations is collected, the transaction is final. Confirmation takes a single network round trip (\~150ms) and the network can sustain 300k+ transactions per second.

Trades are matched via frequent batch auctions at a uniform clearing price, which structurally prevents MEV. The protocol exposes a set of asset-agnostic, composable primitives - including the order book, matching engine, liquidation engine, and oracle system. Pod provides an Ethereum-compatible interface - developers use standard JSON-RPC, wallets, and EVM tooling out of the box.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Network Architecture</strong></td><td>Learn how Pod's streaming, consensus-less protocol works under the hood.</td><td><a href="https://docs.v2.pod.network/documentation">https://docs.v2.pod.network/documentation</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Markets</strong></td><td>Enshrined market primitives, batch auction matching, and MEV elimination.</td><td><a href="https://docs.v2.pod.network/documentation/markets/markets-overview">https://docs.v2.pod.network/documentation/markets/markets-overview</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Getting Started</strong></td><td>Devnet config, JSON-RPC endpoints, precompiles, and developer guides.</td><td><a href="https://github.com/podnetwork/pod-sdk/blob/main/doc/api-reference/README.md">https://github.com/podnetwork/pod-sdk/blob/main/doc/api-reference/README.md</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.v2.pod.network/readme.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.