{"id":184635,"date":"2021-03-18T07:45:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T07:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=184635"},"modified":"2021-11-03T00:55:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T00:55:30","slug":"how-polkadot-bridges-bring-cross-chain-functionality-to-the-35b-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/how-polkadot-bridges-bring-cross-chain-functionality-to-the-35b-network\/","title":{"rendered":"How Polkadot \u2018bridges\u2019 bring cross-chain functionality to the $35b network"},"content":{"rendered":"

Web 3.0<\/a>, the next generation of the internet, has been envisioned by proponents to run on a fully-decentralized blockchain to create a user-friendly web wherein a user\u2019s identity and data are their own.<\/span><\/p>\n

Creating a multichain future<\/b><\/h2>\n

Polkadot<\/a> was created with just that goal in mind\u2014with the belief that no <\/span>single<\/span><\/i> blockchain can support the entire Web 3.0 economy and that multichains are the future of such an unconnected ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n

But such an implementation requires blockchains to interact, exchange data (almost speak) to one other). This is where \u201cbridges\u201d come in, a technology that Polkadot looks to implement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The project realizes that while its underlying infrastructure allows developers with the necessary tools required for scalability and high throughput, there are existing networks with <\/span>strong communities<\/span><\/i> outside of the Polkadot ecosystem which make the use of cross-network bridges necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Polkadot was created with the belief that no single blockchain can do everything; that rather, the future is multichain. Read about how Polkadot can accomplish this with bridges to other networks, and what bridges are currently being built.https:\/\/t.co\/vAQYTRceVw<\/a><\/p>\n

— Polkadot (@Polkadot) March 16, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n