Swisscom Blockchain has been awarded a grant from the Web3 Foundation to build a cloud-based protection layer for the Polkadot network.
Polkadot has released its first testnet, Rococo, for its parachain network. The testnet will commence with three parachains, Parity Technologies said.
It's only a proof-of-concept at this point, but there's now a model for locking BTC on the Bitcoin blockchain and minting PolkaBTC on Polkadot.
Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1).
A virtual conference is being organized by a bevy of base-layer protocols – the Web3 Foundation, Near, Cosmos, Tezos, Protocol Labs and Polkadot.
Web3 has awarded grants to more than 100 projects building on Polkadot.
The Web3 Foundation is studying how to adopt blockchain startup Kadena’s smart contract programming language for the Polkadot ecosystem.
"The investment committee is looking for projects that will add long-term value to the Polkadot ecosystem."
The Web3 Foundation launched a live experimental version of the Polkadot network on Friday. Here's what Kusama will be testing.
Polkadot will be launching an experimental "canary network" called Kusama for early application testing and development.
They don't exist yet, but you can soon buy Polkadot tokens from CoinFLEX via a new mechanism: the initial futures offering (IFO).
Controversy surrounding Reddit moderation in the ethereum community has led to mods resigning and new practices being codified on the forum.
Aragon token holders have shot down a proposal to diversify project funds to support blockchain interoperability project Polkadot.
Parity Technologies and Web3 Foundation will soon launch the first proof-of-concept of their blockchain interoperability protocol, Polkadot.