Polkadot News

Polkadot updates on parachains, governance, interoperability, and network ecosystem expansion.

Bringing in high-quality assets to Polkadot

A successful public chain system needs to be supported by a vast asset scale and rich asset categories, and the accumulation of native assets is undoubtedly prolonged.

4 years ago

People

DFG founder James Wo explains why he believes Polkadot is “way ahead of the curve”

CryptoSlate talked to James Wo, an early investor and supporter of Polkadot and Kusama Network.

4 years ago

Parachains

Parallel Finance wins Polkadot’s fourth parachain slot auction with $300 million raised

Parallel Finance won the fourth parachain slot auction, with 10,75 million DOT contributed.

4 years ago

Adoption

Why 2022 could be a big year for the Polkadot ecosystem

The success of the Kusama parachain auctions paved a path for Polkadot’s mainnet rollout, with many auction-winning projects – not least Acala’s DeFi hub Kurara – outlining plans to launch on Polkadot too.

4 years ago

Analysis

Analysis: How Polkadot (DOT) could become Blockchain 3.0

Ethereum. Solana. Avalanche. Cardano. Cosmos... More blockchains, more problems.

4 years ago

NFTs

Crypto investment firm DFG contributes 200,000 DOT to Efinity’s crowdloan on Polkadot

This is the second largest allocation the company made to a project competing for a parachain slot.

4 years ago

DeFi

Moonbeam wins Polkadot’s second parachain auction with $1.4 billion pledged

The EVM-compatible smart contract platform set a new precedent for crowdloans.

4 years ago

DeFi

DFG allocates 500,000 DOT to Acala ahead of Polkadot parachain auctions

Projects can ‘bid’ for slots on the Polkadot platform using DOT and by winning the support of the broader community, the first of which goes live later this month.

4 years ago