In a cryptocurrency ecosystem where the programmable-money juggernaut has long been Ethereum, Polkadot, a project that has been quietly developing an alternative solution since 2016, is ready to take on the blockchain world.
Polkadot developer Parity Technologies has released the second version of its blockchain building kit Substrate 2.0, including 70 composable modules.
Polkadot has released its first testnet, Rococo, for its parachain network. The testnet will commence with three parachains, Parity Technologies said.
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.
The court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a web-hosted plenary session Friday.
Gavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create at Consensus: Distributed.
IoT platform Nodle announced it is switching from the Stellar blockchain to a custom build on Parity Technologies’ Substrate network.
Polkadot will be the first non-ethereum blockchain to integrate Chainlink.
As part of the transition, Parity has agreed to build certain business-logic features on Polymesh’s base layer.
Parity adds support for Polkadot in the latest beta version of its mobile cold wallet app.
A new code release of the Parity ethereum client was released on Thursday to patch a security vulnerability found by blockchain startup Amberdata.
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.
Developers behind ethereum-based application Aragon are investigating the use of Parity Technologies' Polkadot Network to launch a smart contract framework.
Parity Technologies has launched a beta version of Substrate, a tool that lets users create custom blockchains for decentralized applications.
The Zcash Foundation is partnering with an ethereum startup on a project that could boost interoperability across the crypto ecosystem.