https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/ Engineering writing from the Polkadot Network. en https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/dot-daoism-under-jam-an-island-story/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/dot-daoism-under-jam-an-island-story/ Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:26:12 GMT Gavin Wood This is a follow-up to an earlier thought exploration, intended to clarify and evolve understanding. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/dot-dao-and-the-need-for-jamkb/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/dot-dao-and-the-need-for-jamkb/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:21:14 GMT Gavin Wood The JAM protocol presupposes the existence of a token to ensure soundness in its state usage. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-roundup-2025/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-roundup-2025/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:00:49 GMT Gavin Wood It’s lunchtime and yet it feels like evening is approaching. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-roundup-mmxxiv/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-roundup-mmxxiv/ Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:33:03 GMT Gavin Wood It’s that time again… I put away my text editor for a day or five and crack open Medium. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-takes-on-ethdenver-24/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-takes-on-ethdenver-24/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 18:33:02 GMT Polkadot Join the Polkadot community for a packed week of events and talks https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2023-roundup/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2023-roundup/ Sun, 24 Dec 2023 13:27:53 GMT Gavin Wood As the (northern hemisphere) nights have drawn in and soma.fm’s Christmas Lounge finds its rightful place on my household radio, we once again find ourselves at… https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-relayers-incubator-2023/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-relayers-incubator-2023/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 15:28:00 GMT Polkadot The Polkadot Global Series: Relayers Incubator 2023 is an exclusive, community-first, early-stage incubator program meticulously crafted to nurture… https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/fungible-assets-on-asset-hub/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/fungible-assets-on-asset-hub/ Thu, 12 Oct 2023 09:31:13 GMT Joe Petrowski A technical deep dive into fungible assets and multilocations on Asset Hub https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/elevating-polkadots-performance-and-scale-with-asynchronous-backing/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/elevating-polkadots-performance-and-scale-with-asynchronous-backing/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 09:53:31 GMT Polkadot A deep-dive into Polkadot’s scalability upgrade asynchronous backing. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-enhanced-economic-security-via-npos/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-enhanced-economic-security-via-npos/ Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:02:42 GMT Polkadot A look at Polkadot’s Nominated Proof of Stake system and how it supports security and decentralization. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/blockspace-blockspace-ecosystems-how-polkadot-is-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-web3/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/blockspace-blockspace-ecosystems-how-polkadot-is-unlocking-the-full-potential-of-web3/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:46:03 GMT Polkadot The concept of blockspace is an important one for understanding what blockchains and blockchain ecosystems offer the world. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcm-v3-breaking-new-ground-for-web3-interoperability/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcm-v3-breaking-new-ground-for-web3-interoperability/ Fri, 16 Jun 2023 14:38:28 GMT Polkadot XCM is Polkadot’s standard for cross-chain and cross-consensus communication. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2022-roundup/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2022-roundup/ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 13:57:29 GMT Polkadot In 2022 the Polkadot community built and launched the world’s largest ecosystem of use-case specific layer-1 blockchains. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/nomination-pools-are-live-stake-natively-with-just-1-dot/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/nomination-pools-are-live-stake-natively-with-just-1-dot/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:41:39 GMT Polkadot Stake natively on Polkadot easier than ever and with as little as 1 DOT thanks to nomination pools. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-roadmap-roundup/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-roadmap-roundup/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:04:34 GMT Polkadot A proposed roadmap for upcoming developments on Polkadot. Get the latest status on asynchronous backing, parathreads, XCMv3, and more. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-devcamp-intake-2/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-devcamp-intake-2/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:06:42 GMT Polkadot Your path to parachain engineering starts here https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/proposal-for-common-good-parachains/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/proposal-for-common-good-parachains/ Mon, 29 Aug 2022 16:22:54 GMT Joe Petrowski Just over one year ago, Statemine became fully operational on Kusama, allowing anyone to create fungible and non-fungible asset classes. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcmv2-audit-completed-by-quarkslab/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcmv2-audit-completed-by-quarkslab/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:02:59 GMT Polkadot XCM (Cross-Consensus Messaging format) provides a fundamental utility for the Polkadot technology stack. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-devcamp/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-devcamp/ Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:46:21 GMT Polkadot Your path to parachain engineering starts here https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-decoded-submit-your-proposals-for-the-biggest-polkadot-event-of-the-year/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-decoded-submit-your-proposals-for-the-biggest-polkadot-event-of-the-year/ Wed, 16 Feb 2022 13:05:18 GMT Polkadot Polkadot Decoded is back for 2022, and is going even bigger and bolder than last year. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/get-buidling-with-polkadot-at-ethdenver-2022/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/get-buidling-with-polkadot-at-ethdenver-2022/ Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:15:52 GMT Polkadot Polkadot returns to ETHDenver 2022. Meet the teams in person, join the $15k bounty, or check it out online. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v1-0-sharding-and-economic-security/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v1-0-sharding-and-economic-security/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 10:24:23 GMT Polkadot A deep dive into the sharded consensus model of Polkadot v1.0 https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2021-roundup/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2021-roundup/ Fri, 31 Dec 2021 12:09:26 GMT Gavin Wood The holiday season is coming around again and with the new year, let’s take a quick retrospective about what the Polkadot project achieved over 2021. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/making-history-again-polkadot-auctions-1-5/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/making-history-again-polkadot-auctions-1-5/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:31:09 GMT Polkadot Following the successful completion of Polkadot’s first batch of auctions, we review what happened and look at the data. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/parachains-are-live-polkadot-launch-is-now-complete/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/parachains-are-live-polkadot-launch-is-now-complete/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:26:03 GMT Polkadot After 5 years of research and development, Polkadot launch is now complete, with live parachains producing blocks on the network. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-parachain-advantage-exploring-polkadots-next-generation-model/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-parachain-advantage-exploring-polkadots-next-generation-model/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:23:22 GMT Polkadot We take a closer look at the parachain model and the value this game-changing multichain technology brings to Web3. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/rococo-revamp-becoming-a-community-parachain-testbed/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/rococo-revamp-becoming-a-community-parachain-testbed/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:27:15 GMT Polkadot Rococo has evolved to become the testnet for teams building parachains in the Polkadot ecosystem. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/introducing-polkadot-gifts-the-easiest-way-to-send-dot/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/introducing-polkadot-gifts-the-easiest-way-to-send-dot/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:11:01 GMT Polkadot Polkadot and Kusama Gifts are a new way to send DOT or KSM to anyone, even if they don’t already have an account or wallet. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-is-ready-for-parachain-launch-auction-dates-proposed/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-is-ready-for-parachain-launch-auction-dates-proposed/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:25:38 GMT Polkadot Parachains are now officially ready for launch on Polkadot, with a proposal to start the first auctions on October 11. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-hackathons-go-global-starting-in-apac-oct-22/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-hackathons-go-global-starting-in-apac-oct-22/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 08:00:48 GMT Polkadot Whether you are learning the basics or an experienced dev, Polkadot Hackathons support you developing your skills in blockchain technology. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcm-part-iii-execution-and-error-management/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcm-part-iii-execution-and-error-management/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 15:56:18 GMT Gavin Wood In the first two articles I wrote on XCM, I introduced the basics of its design and versioning structure. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcm-part-ii-versioning-and-compatibility/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/xcm-part-ii-versioning-and-compatibility/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:34:54 GMT Gavin Wood In the first article I wrote on XCM, I introduced its basic architecture, goals and how it could be used for some simple use cases. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/participating-in-crowdloans-on-kusama-and-polkadot/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/participating-in-crowdloans-on-kusama-and-polkadot/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:06:27 GMT Polkadot Parachains are the diverse layer-1 blockchains that run in parallel on the Polkadot and Kusama networks. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/nominating-and-validator-selection-on-polkadot/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/nominating-and-validator-selection-on-polkadot/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 14:18:09 GMT Polkadot Polkadot and its wild cousin Kusama are decentralized systems run by a large number of servers (i.e., nodes) that cannot be controlled by a single entity. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-parachain-auctions/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-parachain-auctions/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 10:34:56 GMT Gavin Wood The first real-world functional parachain Statemine, began processing permissionless transactions after an on-chain upgrade last week. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-launch-of-parachains/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-launch-of-parachains/ Mon, 17 May 2021 18:01:00 GMT Gavin Wood The staged launch of Polkadot is about to reach another chapter. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/join-the-polkadot-buildathon-india/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/join-the-polkadot-buildathon-india/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:29:32 GMT Polkadot Polkadot Buildathon: India is an India-focused hackathon that aims to enable coders and entrepreneurs to create the technology needed for the next phase of the internet, with a prize pool of US$14,000. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/berkeley-blockchain-xcelerator-selects-several-polkadot-related-projects-for-the-2021-cohort/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/berkeley-blockchain-xcelerator-selects-several-polkadot-related-projects-for-the-2021-cohort/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 15:22:38 GMT Polkadot Several of the teams selected selected for the Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator 2021 cohort are related to the Polkadot ecosystem. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-now-supported-on-ledger-live/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-now-supported-on-ledger-live/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 15:54:08 GMT Polkadot Support for Polkadot accounts has come to Ledger Live, including the ability to nominate and receive staking rewards. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2020-roundup/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-2020-roundup/ Wed, 30 Dec 2020 18:06:51 GMT Gavin Wood Despite being a tough year for pretty much everyone (with the possible exception of Amazon and takeaways), the Polkadot network and community is coming out of 2020 with the wind very much behind its sails. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/rococo-v1-a-holiday-gift-to-the-polkadot-community/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/rococo-v1-a-holiday-gift-to-the-polkadot-community/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:02:29 GMT asynchronous rob The Rococo V1 Parachains Testnet is now live https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/6-ways-you-can-get-involved-in-the-polkadot-community/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/6-ways-you-can-get-involved-in-the-polkadot-community/ Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:53:45 GMT Dan Reecer Polkadot is a platform with a future that depends on the people and projects around the world that grow and build on the network. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-7/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-7/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 11:57:53 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Polkascan Signer Capabilities https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/transferability-and-redenomination-public-notice/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/transferability-and-redenomination-public-notice/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:49:19 GMT Web3 Foundation Team Token transferability was enabled, exactly at block number 1,205,128 on August 18th at 16:39 UTC. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/denomination-day-ecosystem-project-guidance/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/denomination-day-ecosystem-project-guidance/ Tue, 18 Aug 2020 14:47:13 GMT Web3 Foundation Team Denomination Day Public Notice https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/introducing-rococo-polkadots-parachain-testnet/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/introducing-rococo-polkadots-parachain-testnet/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:59:47 GMT Web3 Foundation Team Earlier this week, we reached a significant step towards implementing parachain functionality on Polkadot — we launched a new testnet specifically designed for parachains and their related technologies, dubbed Rococo. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-results-are-in/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-results-are-in/ Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:12:24 GMT Gavin Wood Two weeks ago we started the first vote on the fledgling Polkadot network. That vote has just ended and the results are clear. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-launch-phases-3-4/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-launch-phases-3-4/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:54:03 GMT Gavin Wood Polkadot just moved into Phase 3; Phase 4 will be coming later today. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/let-the-hustings-begin/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/let-the-hustings-begin/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 16:31:34 GMT Gavin Wood Polkadot is on the cusp of launch and the DOT holders must move to elect the first Polkadot council. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-first-polkadot-vote/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-first-polkadot-vote/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:37:47 GMT Gavin Wood A vote has been started that will alter the course of Polkadot and define the final denomination of its native DOT token. It affects all Polkadot stakeholders. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/what-is-polkadot-part-2-the-vision/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/what-is-polkadot-part-2-the-vision/ Wed, 01 Jul 2020 11:05:17 GMT Web3 Foundation Team This post is part of an ongoing series introducing readers to the basic concepts and functionality behind Polkadot. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-governance/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-governance/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:33:10 GMT Joe Petrowski Polkadot and its parachains will all need to change over time to stay relevant, and we designed Polkadot to have a transparent and sophisticated process to not… https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/westend-introducing-a-new-testnet-for-polkadot-and-kusama/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/westend-introducing-a-new-testnet-for-polkadot-and-kusama/ Wed, 20 May 2020 15:30:07 GMT Web3 Foundation Team Westend provides a testing environment for our infrastructure partners to test their Polkadot and Kusama deployment and processes. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/results-of-dot-redenomination-referendum/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/results-of-dot-redenomination-referendum/ Fri, 15 May 2020 16:40:31 GMT Web3 Foundation Team A referendum was just held on Kusama regarding whether or not to redenominate DOTs on Polkadot in a 1:100 ratio. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/what-is-polkadot-a-brief-introduction/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/what-is-polkadot-a-brief-introduction/ Thu, 14 May 2020 17:29:21 GMT Web3 Foundation Team Polkadot is a next-generation blockchain protocol connecting multiple specialized blockchains into one unified network. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/explaining-the-polkadot-launch-process/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/explaining-the-polkadot-launch-process/ Fri, 08 May 2020 10:01:11 GMT Web3 Foundation Team The Polkadot network will have a phased roll-out plan, with important milestones toward decentralization marking each phase. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-6/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-6/ Wed, 06 May 2020 16:23:41 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Polkascan Account Module https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/chorus-one-to-bridge-polkadot-and-cosmos-ecosystems/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/chorus-one-to-bridge-polkadot-and-cosmos-ecosystems/ Tue, 05 May 2020 17:24:50 GMT Web3 Foundation Team The building of trust-less bridges between Polkadot and other blockchain networks is one of the top priorities for the Web3 Foundation. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-polkadot-comparing-the-cousins/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-polkadot-comparing-the-cousins/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:44:34 GMT Polkadot Kusama and Polkadot are independent, standalone networks built on very similar codebases, but Kusama has faster governance parameters and lower barriers to entry. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/berkeley-blockchain-xcelerator-selects-four-polkadot-projects-for-spring-2020-cohort/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/berkeley-blockchain-xcelerator-selects-four-polkadot-projects-for-spring-2020-cohort/ Fri, 20 Mar 2020 13:11:39 GMT Dan Reecer Acala, Finoa, Nodle.io and Stake Technologies Selected for the Xcelerator Program https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-path-of-a-parachain-block/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/the-path-of-a-parachain-block/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 11:02:14 GMT Joe Petrowski Polkadot guarantees valid state transitions for its member parachains. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/alert-kusama-network-phishing-email-and-fake-medium-post/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/alert-kusama-network-phishing-email-and-fake-medium-post/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 20:23:31 GMT Web3 Foundation Team We have learned that a phishing email with the subject line: “1% DOT allocation for KSMs stakeholders” is being circulated from a fraudulent version of the Polkadot.JS domain. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-5/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-5/ Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:55:13 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Enriched Substrate Interface https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusamas-first-adventure/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusamas-first-adventure/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:28:50 GMT Gavin Wood A little chaos ensued on the Kusama network, Polkadot’s canary-net. Here’s a quick summary of the cause and solution. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-upgrade-bulletin-1032-1037/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-upgrade-bulletin-1032-1037/ Fri, 10 Jan 2020 13:28:08 GMT Gavin Wood Kusama is about to get a new logic core; here’s the details of this and a few earlier ones. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/goodbye-2019-hello-2020-from-the-polkadot-launch-team/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/goodbye-2019-hello-2020-from-the-polkadot-launch-team/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 15:21:43 GMT Polkadot To close out the year, we asked colleagues colleagues working on the launch of Polkadot to reflect on their work in 2019 and discuss what part of their work they’re most looking forward to in 2020. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-4-security/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-4-security/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 19:26:46 GMT Joe Petrowski This is part 4 in our Polkadot consensus series. See part 1 for the introduction, part 2 for a discussion about GRANDPA and part 3 for a discussion about about BABE. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-3-babe/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-3-babe/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:26:38 GMT Joe Petrowski This is part 3 in our Polkadot consensus series. See part 1 for the introduction and part 2 for a discussion about GRANDPA. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-2-grandpa/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-2-grandpa/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:24:35 GMT Joe Petrowski This is part 2 in our Polkadot consensus series. See part 1 for the introduction. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-introduction/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-consensus-part-1-introduction/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:22:44 GMT Joe Petrowski This series will be a discussion about security and consensus in Polkadot. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-economic-analysis/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-economic-analysis/ Tue, 03 Dec 2019 16:02:27 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Financial accounting methods for cyberspace economies https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v0-7-0-and-kusama-cc-3/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-v0-7-0-and-kusama-cc-3/ Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:40:59 GMT Gavin Wood After a little chaos, Kusama is ready for the next chapter: CC-3 and at long last the governance handover. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-cc-2-prepos/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-cc-2-prepos/ Sat, 26 Oct 2019 09:10:49 GMT Gavin Wood Kusama just got an upgrade https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-cc2/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/kusama-cc2/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 07:40:37 GMT Gavin Wood Three weeks ago, we released Kusama Chain Candidate 1 (CC1). After several key fixes to the Polkadot, including the Babe consensus layer, w https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-4/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-4/ Fri, 13 Sep 2019 10:27:53 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Completion of wave one grant work https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/parathreads-pay-as-you-go-parachains/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/parathreads-pay-as-you-go-parachains/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 13:06:15 GMT Joe Petrowski Parathreads open up the parachain paradigm, lowering the barrier to gaining the benefits of shared security and connectivity. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/akropolis-launches-proof-of-concept-chain-using-substrate/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/akropolis-launches-proof-of-concept-chain-using-substrate/ Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:30:33 GMT Polkadot The Akropolis team launched a Substrate-based chain earlier this year for their DeFi protocol. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-claims-audit/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-claims-audit/ Wed, 07 Aug 2019 12:43:27 GMT Polkadot Web3 Foundation engaged Chain Security for an audit of the Polkadot Claims smart contract. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-3/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-3/ Thu, 11 Jul 2019 23:28:01 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Polkascan PRE provides an open-source block explorer for any Substrate-based blockchain. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/a-walkthrough-of-polkadots-governance/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/a-walkthrough-of-polkadots-governance/ Tue, 09 Jul 2019 10:10:58 GMT Polkadot Polkadot institutes a cutting-edge governance model designed to achieve a healthy network that adapts to its users’ needs. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-parachain-slots/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-parachain-slots/ Wed, 29 May 2019 15:01:07 GMT Polkadot The following is a working document that includes a draft plan for a fair parachain distribution at launch as well as an explanation of how https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/apply-to-audit-polkadots-runtime/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/apply-to-audit-polkadots-runtime/ Wed, 22 May 2019 16:30:49 GMT Polkadot We are looking to build long-term relationships with auditors who can work proactively with us on the security of Polkadot Runtime https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-2/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-2/ Wed, 22 May 2019 13:43:43 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Architecture (milestone 1) & core data entities (milestone 2) https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-proof-of-concept-4-arrives-with-new-ways-to-stake/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-proof-of-concept-4-arrives-with-new-ways-to-stake/ Mon, 20 May 2019 11:13:47 GMT Polkadot In April, Polkadot’s Alexander testnet underwent a successful runtime upgrade that adds new features to the Polkadot relay chain. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-1/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkascan-development-update-1/ Thu, 11 Apr 2019 09:55:32 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Progress towards the Polkascan Multi-chain Explorer https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-for-polkadot/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-to-prepare-for-polkadot/ Fri, 05 Apr 2019 14:15:18 GMT Logan Saether Polkadot is a networking protocol that reduces development time for blockchain developers. Launching and securing a new blockchain used to take years. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-the-foundation-of-a-new-internet/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-the-foundation-of-a-new-internet/ Thu, 14 Feb 2019 18:03:43 GMT Jack Platts Polkadot is a global network of blockchains and the foundation for a new, peer-to-peer internet. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-proof-of-concept-3-a-better-consensus-algorithm/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-proof-of-concept-3-a-better-consensus-algorithm/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 17:21:32 GMT Polkadot The third Polkadot proof-of-concept is live. It powers a new testnet, “Alexander,” that implements the brand-new GRANDPA consensus algorithm. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/exploring-polkascan-the-multi-chain-block-explorer/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/exploring-polkascan-the-multi-chain-block-explorer/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:28:50 GMT Emiel Sebastiaan Polkascan is one of the first independent service providers in the Polkadot ecosystem. This blog details our contribution to Polkadot. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/a-tale-of-two-technologies-presentation-transcript/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/a-tale-of-two-technologies-presentation-transcript/ Sat, 01 Dec 2018 14:26:02 GMT Polkadot Gavin Wood recently presented “A Tale of Two Technologies” at Web3 Summit in Berlin. This is a transcript of that presentation. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/never-fork-again/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/never-fork-again/ Tue, 27 Nov 2018 20:13:13 GMT Jack Fransham No upgrades, only forks. This has been the paradigm for as long as there‘s been blockchains. We are proposing a new model. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/wasm-on-the-blockchain-the-lesser-evil/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/wasm-on-the-blockchain-the-lesser-evil/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 16:03:28 GMT Jack Fransham Why Wasm? This blog post answers questions people have asked about our choice to use Wasm. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/dotcon-0-substrate-workshop-with-gavin-wood/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/dotcon-0-substrate-workshop-with-gavin-wood/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 18:10:00 GMT Polkadot Polkadot Co-Founder Gavin Wood and Parity Technologies Core Developer gave a workshop on Substrate at DotCon-0. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/why-on-chain-governance/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/why-on-chain-governance/ Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:44:41 GMT Asynchronous Phil On-chain governance addresses many problems we have seen in off-chain governance, such as unclear decision-making processes and a lack of oversight. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/grandpa-block-finality-in-polkadot-an-introduction-part-1/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/grandpa-block-finality-in-polkadot-an-introduction-part-1/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 16:13:16 GMT asynchronous rob This article is the first in a series of articles exploring consensus and finality in Polkadot. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/consensus-and-finality-in-blockchains/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/consensus-and-finality-in-blockchains/ Thu, 06 Sep 2018 12:00:38 GMT Edward A Thomson This piece will explore the need for fault tolerant consensus algorithms in blockchain networks and where development is headed in the near future. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-poc-2-is-here-parachains-runtime-upgrades-and-libp2p-networking/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-poc-2-is-here-parachains-runtime-upgrades-and-libp2p-networking/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:58:23 GMT Polkadot Two months after Polkadot’s first proof of concept went live, PoC-2 is here. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/setting-up-a-validator-node-in-polkadot-poc-1/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/setting-up-a-validator-node-in-polkadot-poc-1/ Tue, 26 Jun 2018 16:04:56 GMT Edward A Thomson TL;DR: a short list of instructions, but basically the same steps as Gav wrote on GitHub. FYI, I started from a fairly clean install of Ubuntu. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-co-founder-robert-habermeier-named-2018-thiel-fellow/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-co-founder-robert-habermeier-named-2018-thiel-fellow/ Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:35:27 GMT Parity Technologies The Thiel Foundation announced the 2018 class of Thiel Fellows, and Parity’s own Robert Habermeier has been selected as a recipient. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/how-polkadot-tackles-the-biggest-problems-facing-blockchain-innovators/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/how-polkadot-tackles-the-biggest-problems-facing-blockchain-innovators/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:16:43 GMT Polkadot Excitement is growing in the Polkadot community as we edge closer to our scheduled release in Q3 2019. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/now-live-polkadot-proof-of-concept-1/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/now-live-polkadot-proof-of-concept-1/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:16:24 GMT Polkadot Polkadot aims to solve some of the big issues facing blockchains today, including scalability, governance, extensibility, and interoperability. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/simplified-polkadot-developer-update-2/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/simplified-polkadot-developer-update-2/ Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:16:00 GMT Polkadot A developer update for non-developers that tried to read the developer update. https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-the-parachain/ https://developers.polkadot.com/blog/polkadot-the-parachain/ Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:12:40 GMT asynchronous rob Polkadot is a blockchain for scalable decentralized computation and interoperability.