Add section about backwards compat

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@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ of the chain, it may be desirable for a consensus engine to import beacon
blocks without verifying the execution payloads. This partial sync is called an
*optimistic sync*.
Optimistic sync is designed to be opt-in and backwards compatible (i.e.,
non-optimistic nodes can tolerate optimistic nodes on the network and vice
versa). Optimistic sync is not a fundamental requirement for consensus nodes.
Rather, it's a stop-gap measure to allow execution nodes to sync via
established methods until future Ethereum roadmap items are implemented (e.g.,
statelessness).
## Constants
|Name|Value|Unit