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Our developer-friendly interface empowers ink! smart contracts with quick access to Polkadot\u2019s power, requiring just a couple lines of code.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The network is live on the Paseo testnet and was recently presented at the Sub0 blockchain event.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, this development coincides with Polkadot's ongoing technological advancements for its <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/polkadot-introduces-jam-upgrade-and-10-million-dot-prize-to-enhance-network-capabilities\/\">Polkadot 2.0 vision<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/polkadot-rolls-out-asynchronous-backing-to-boost-network-efficiency-and-transaction-speed\/\">Asynchronous Backing<\/a>, Elastic Scaling, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/polkadots-canary-network-kusama-achieves-milestone-with-first-agile-coretime-sales\/\">Agile Coretime<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;$25 trillion by 2030'<\/h2>\n<p>Smart contract-enabled platforms have been projected to grow astronomically by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Coutt, the chief crypto analyst at Real Vision, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jamie1Coutts\/status\/1789804748172120183\">predicted<\/a> that the combined market value of smart contract platforms, fueled by AI agent proliferation, will hit between $15 trillion and $25 trillion by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Coutt, citing a Real Vision November 2023 report, pointed out that AI could indirectly boost demand for verification and authentication services on-chain.<\/p>\n<p>According to him:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The prospect of AI agents, either human-directed or autonomous, using blockchain via smart contract wallets for value exchange would significantly alter growth projections.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Based on this, he concluded that AI agents could make up over 40% of total daily active users on-chain, creating astronomical valuations for the blockchain assets that would benefit from the transaction fees generated by the increasing use of AI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Polkadot Governance Community has approved approximately $600,000 for Pop Network&#8217;s R0GUE team to develop smart contracts that integrates the blockchain network\u2019s native DOT token. 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