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Polkadot Goes Live as Web3 Foundation Pushes Prospective Mainnet

William FoxleyMay 26, 2020

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

Interoperability

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

William FoxleyMay 6, 2020

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.

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Polkadot

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

William FoxleyJul 27, 2020

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.

Edward Snowden

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

Christine KimAug 22, 2019

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

News

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

Christine KimJul 16, 2019

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

Gavin Wood

News

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

Marc HochsteinJun 27, 2019

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

Ethereum

Ethereum Startup Parity Launches DIY Blockchain Tool Substrate

Yogita KhatriDec 20, 2018

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

Ethereum

Gavin Wood Announces ‘Impending Release’ of DIY Blockchain Tool

Rachel-Rose O'LearyOct 23, 2018

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

Proof-of-Stake

Ethereum Startup Parity Adds Casper Code to Custom Blockchain Toolbox

Rachel-Rose O'LearyOct 1, 2018

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

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