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19 Oct 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Web3 Foundation
Polkadot News Hello World! by Polkadot is live. It’s a Gitcoin-powered learning challenge where you can earn DOT and KSM. http://bit.ly/0x2HcwPtd The latest episode of the Polkadot-focused podcast, Relay Chain, covers staking with Bison Trails. htt...
14 Oct 2020 1 minute read 4 comments Web3 Foundation
Gitcoin has integrated Polkadot and Kusama tokens (DOT and KSM) into their tech stack, making us one of the first full integrations outside of the Ethereum ecosystem. To celebrate, we have created Hello World! by Polkadot. Consisting of 23 different...
12 Oct 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Web3 Foundation
Polkadot News If you are reading this and looking for an entry-level position or internship, you might be a perfect fit as a technical educator https://web3.bamboohr.com/jobs/ Due to recent staking algorithm changes, unfortunately most nominators st...
5 Oct 2020 2 minute read 2 comments Web3 Foundation
Polkadot News You may have noticed some changes in the validator selection algorithm, leading to having multiple validators active in the same era. The fix is still being investigated. Referendum #6 passed, which fixed some migration issues from the...
28 Sep 2020 2 minute read 5 comments Web3 Foundation
A round up of what’s new in the Polkadot universe, September 21 - 27, 2020 Polkadot News There are currently several scams occurring. Please be careful. There is no DOT giveaway, admins will never DM you first, don't trust any URLs that people send...
21 Sep 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Web3 Foundation
A round-up of what’s new in the Polkadot universe, September 14 - 20, 2020 Polkadot News See the first inter-chain asset transfer using the new XCM protocol. https://twitter.com/gavofyork/status/1304849064891158528 Three Treasury proposals were rece...
18 Sep 2020 1 minute read 3 comments Web3 Foundation
Westend provides an environment for our infrastructure partners to test their Polkadot and Kusama deployment and processes. Westend is a Polkadot testnet, replacing Polkadot’s previous Alexander testnet. Westend more accurately resembles how you int...
15 Sep 2020 1 minute read 5 comments Web3 Foundation
Gavin Wood has a passion for creating technical solutions for previously unsolvable problems, and delivering them. Following his role as co-founder and former CTO of Ethereum, he moved on to his current project, Polkadot. In the following video you w...
10 Sep 2020 2 minute read 8 comments Web3 Foundation
“Polkadot empowers the individual against much more powerful corporate and state actors.”Dr. Gavin Wood, Polkadot Founder Polkadot is a next-generation blockchain protocol that unites an entire network of purpose-built blockchains, allowing them to...
7 Sep 2020 1 minute read 2 comments Web3 Foundation
LESS TRUST MORE TRUTH Every day we interact with technologies controlled by a handful of large companies whose interests and incentives often conflict with our own. If we want the benefits of using their proprietary apps, we’re forced to agree to te...
