# introduction verbatim is a high-performance evm-compatible layer 1 smart contract platform. verbatim makes meaningful progress towards solving the blockchain trilemma of decentralization, security and scalability. verbatim proposes the following optimizations in three major areas*,* resulting in an ultra secure and scaled proof-of-stake ("pos") blockchain, secured by multiple crypto assets: * **multiPOS**, for decentralization and security * **verbDB**, for performance and scalability * **oracle availability**, for builder optimization and secure price feeds verbatim's improvements address existing issues with regard to proof-of-stake blockchains, while preserving all of the functionality and compatibility desired of the evm. --- # 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.verbatim.io/introduction.md?ask= ``` 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.