Polkadot Network

Polkadot / Kusama PolkadotBled, a 3-week hackathon focused on creating groundbreaking NFT solutions and applications in the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystem, starts on April 17th. In an exciting collaboration, Polkadot and global music powerhouse Beatport are teaming up to bring the vibrant electronic music culture to the Web3 world through a cutting-edge digital…

What are parachains and why they matter Parachains are specialized blockchains that operate simultaneously on both the Polkadot and Kusama networks, offering customization options for various purposes which increases versatility within the network. These parachains connect to a primary blockchain called Relay Chain, benefitting from its security features as well as scalability, interoperability and management functions.

1. SORA has won the 73rd parachain auction on Kusama SORA secured a parachain slot on Kusama by raising 3 023 KSM worth ~$113k from 230 contributors. SORA already had a slot on Kusama after winning auction no. 24 in February 2022. SORA will soon announce the details of the Polkadot crowdloan auction, which will be attending. The SORA Network…

What is Polkadot? Polkadot is a fully segmented blockchain, i.e. a Layer 0 multi-chain environment. Polkadot provides scalability by allowing specialized blockchains to interact with each other in a secure environment. Polkadot is designed to connect and secure unique blockchains, whether they are public networks, permissionless networks, private consortium blockchains…

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Weekly Highlights 14 consensus and 4182 storage nodes on testnet 2. Optimized DeOSS for better user experience 3. Launched Ambassador Program 4. Passed all milestones for W3F Grants 5. Join forces with Hamster project Project Development Details: V0.5.3 is the current testnet which consists of consensus and storage nodes. Consensus nodes maintain the world state…

Polkadot / Kusama Congratulations to t3rn on winning the Polkadot Parachain Auction #41. The platform specializes in hosting smart contracts and allowing trustless cross-chain smart contract execution. Referendum 107, upgrading the Polkadot relay chain to runtime v9370, has passed. PolkadotBled, a 3-week hackathon focused on creating groundbreaking NFT solutions and applications in the…

Everyone in the ink! smart contracts ecosystem was waiting for Polkadot ink! version 4.0, there were a lot of talks, but now it is finally released! But what makes this release so specific that everyone was waiting for it? Let’s discover that together. Main points ink! 4.0 is the first stable, the…