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Heimdall

Heimdall is the heart of the Polygon PoS network. It performs the following functions:

  • Manages validators.
  • Handles block producer selection.
  • Facilitates spans.
  • Orchestrates the state sync mechanism between Ethereum and Polygon PoS.
  • Addresses other essential aspects of the system.

It uses the Cosmos SDK and a forked version of Tendermint, called Peppermint. Here is the Peppermint source: https://github.com/maticnetwork/tendermint/tree/peppermint

Heimdall removes certain modules from Cosmos SDK but primarily utilizes a customized version of it, following a similar pattern.