Gavin Wood

Polkadot Raises $43M in 72-Hour Private Sale: Source

A second private sale of the Polkadot token (DOT) has netted some 3,982.07 BTC worth an estimated $43.3 million as of press time, according to sources.

News  ·  27 July 2020

Polkadot Goes Live as Web3 Foundation Pushes Prospective Mainnet

Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1).

Tech  ·  26 May 2020
Polkadot

‘Very Near Launch’: Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Details Network Rollout

Polkadot founder Gavin Wood outlined the “five or six” steps the network will be taking as it moves to a full launch, some four years after first being conceived, during his Ready Layer One presentation.

Tech  ·  6 May 2020
Gavin Wood

‘Power to the People’: Privacy Was the Rallying Cry of Berlin’s Web3 Summit

It may seem trivial in some cases, but digital anonymity is no joking matter to American whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden.

Markets  ·  22 August 2019
Polkadot

‘Expect Chaos’: Polkadot to Launch Experimental Kusama Network This Summer

Polkadot will be launching an experimental "canary network" called Kusama for early application testing and development.

Markets  ·  16 July 2019
Polkadot

Ethereum Co-Founder’s Polkadot Closes Token Sale, Claims $1.2 Billion Valuation

Polkadot has closed on a private token sale that it says values the blockchain interoperability project as a tech unicorn.

Markets  ·  27 June 2019
Ethereum

Ethereum Startup Parity Launches DIY Blockchain Tool Substrate

Parity Technologies has launched a beta version of Substrate, a tool that lets users create custom blockchains for decentralized applications.

Markets  ·  20 December 2018
Ethereum

Gavin Wood Announces ‘Impending Release’ of DIY Blockchain Tool

Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood has announced that his company's new DIY blockchain tool, Substrate, is weeks from release

Tech  ·  23 October 2018
Ethereum

Ethereum Startup Parity Adds Casper Code to Custom Blockchain Toolbox

Parity Technologies has added an early version of ethereum's hotly anticipated Casper code change to its blockchain development platform, Substrate.

Tech  ·  1 October 2018