UniversaldDot Foundation is thrilled to announce that starting September 1st, 2021 it will support the Polkadot Relay Network by running its own Validator Nodes. Polkadot is a sharded heterogeneous multi-chain architecture that enables external networks as well as customized layer one “parachains” to communicate, creating an interconnected internet of blockchains. Validators secure the Polkadot Relay Chain by staking DOT, validating proofs from collators, and participating in consensus with other validators.