12 Months of DOTmas - October Highlights:
🛷 @mythicalgames announced a collaboration with @pudgypenguins and reached 12,000,000+ in issued, burned or transferred NFTs on Polkadot
🛷 @InterMiamiCF won their first MLS playoff game with Polkadot as a sponsor, racking up ~1.4M views and hundreds of thousands in engagements on 𝕏 and IG through partnership content around the match
🛷 The first batch of cores on Polkadot sold out
🛷 Ref 1139 passes after a community vote and signifies DOT inflation will be changed to 8% and reduced over time
🛷 Polkadot interns continued posting and the Social Media Editorial Board Cohort 2 launched
Decentralization is not a binary decision. It's a process.
In this clip, @sixTheDave explains how Polkadot puts the power in the hands of the community through the combination of tech and democracy.
📺 Watch for the full vid dropping tomorrow.
#PeopleofPolkadot
Brussels welcomed #PolkadotDecoded 2024, a two-day conference across 5 stages, celebrating the @Polkadot and @Kusama ecosystem 🌐
Here’s what stood out:
🎤 130+ expert speakers
🔎 80+ cutting-edge projects showcased
🏢 30+ Web3 companies exhibited
Major announcements included:
📱 Launch of the Polkadot App
🌟 Significant ecosystem funding boosts
❇️ Nova Wallet’s innovative new debit card
📹 Watch our recap video to relive the highlights and innovations✨
Looking forward to what’s next! Where do you think #PolkadotDecoded 2025 should be held? Share your thoughts 💭
🔦 ✨ Spotlight on: Polkadot Decoded 2024
@PolkadotDecoded, returns with a bang in Brussels on July 11-12th, offering both in-person and virtual experiences.
As Polkadot's flagship event, Decoded celebrates all facets of Polkadot and decentralized technologies, and is open to anyone interested in learning about the future of Web3.
Why attend? 🌐
Polkadot Decoded is a convergence of minds driving the future of decentralized technologies. At last year's Decoded in Copenhagen, @gavofyork made a significant announcement introducing the concept of "coretime" and other technical proposals for Polkadot.
This year, attendees will have the opportunity to:
🔹 Explore the Latest Innovations: Engage with the cutting-edge content, hands-on workshops, and innovative demos.
🔹 Network with Peers: Build relationships with key stakeholders in the blockchain space.
🔹 Be Part of the Evolution: Witness and contribute to discussions that shape the future of Polkadot and Kusama.
Who's coming? 🙋♀️
Industry leaders, enterprises, entrepreneurs, VCs, developers, researchers, students, the crypto curious and blockchain enthusiasts.
All are welcome, from the crypto-curious to Web3 veterans.
With participants from 106 countries already registered, Polkadot Decoded 2024 is set to be a truly international gathering 🌍
🚨 New this year: EthCC ticket holders get free admission to Decoded (attendance limited, must register on the Decoded website ahead of time).
What to expect? 🥐
🤝 Networking Areas and breakout rooms: A space for attendees to connect, share ideas, and build relationships.
💡 Ecosystem Showcase Stations: Interactive stations where ecosystem teams and builders can demonstrate their tech and projects.
🪩 Opening and Closing Parties by @beatport and @bashaudio (details to be unveiled soon)
🗣️ Five Stages - Main Stage for keynotes and major announcements, Impact Stage for societal and environmental discussions, Ecosystem Showcase Stage for project presentations, Tech Stage for workshops and technical sessions, and Venture Pad for investment insights and startup pitches.
🍻 New this year: Free beer bar, courtesy of the Polkadot DAO, and initiated by the fine folks at @ChaosDAO
The Best Part? Meeting community members IRL.
In-person tickets start at €19 🎟️ Can’t make it to Belgium? No problem. Virtual admission is free. Visit the Polkadot Decoded website to register now!
The Polkadot community has voted to allocate 3M DOT to enhance DeFi activity in the eco 👀
🔹 2M DOT to @hydration_net, 1M for liquidity mining incentives, 1M for non-custodial liquidity in Omnipool
🔹 1M DOT to @StellaSwap to enhance market depth
👉 https://t.co/TOBYfhzwCn
Read the blog to learn more about how this decision provides a new layer of liquidity for the ecosystem and demonstrates the power of community-driven initiatives.
⚡️ Day 2 was electric ⚡️
If you haven't already, be sure to visit the Polkadot booth tomorrow for the last day of #Consensus2024 and register for the closing party.
The fifth cohort of the Polkadot Blockchain Academy, the biggest yet, kicks off today 🎉
PBA is a pioneering educational program that equips developers and entrepreneurs w/ the knowledge and skills necessary to build and lead innovative projects within the Polkadot ecosystem.
Get ready to go "Behind the Code" 🔥
This follow-up to the 2020 series takes you deeper into the minds of the innovators shaping the future of Web3.
Episode 1 drops soon...
Get an exclusive sneak peak now ⤵️
A major milestone was reached this week, the enablement of Async Backing, the much-anticipated upgrade designed to boost throughput.
Async Backing + Agile Coretime + Elastic Scaling ushers in the next era of the network: Polkadot 2.0✨
Learn more ⤵️
https://t.co/cECt6EUD8A
Are the established powers of the world against AI?
See what Polkadot Founder @gavofyork has to say about the effects of AI on society and governments' attempts to regulate it 👇
🎥 Credit to @TheKusamarian
.#PolkadotRoundUp 👉👈 connecting the dots on headlines from last week. Check out the bulletin + links below for details on ecosystem developments, integrations for users, and much more! ✔︎
📰 Polkadot Roundup #11: https://t.co/DvKj0TnyD0
👨💻 OAK scheduling now available on Bagpipes: https://t.co/HxidX5aQxT
⭐️ StellaSwap launches EVM-SDK: https://t.co/BosR1wt30F
✅ Polkadex Parachian Slot Agreement: https://t.co/8OG5jC8cDT
🗓️ Subsocial March in Review: https://t.co/jGhO5D9cGy
🎙️ Polimec Latest Episode of Early Birds: https://t.co/xfATf5qMpn
📲 Razor Network Integrates to Moonbeam: https://t.co/hn30fd5Fv1
Unlock greater liquidity with Spacewalk Bridge 🪐🔁⚪️
The trust-minimized bridge from @pendulum_chain unites @StellarOrg's fiat-anchored currencies with the expansive DeFi capabilities of Polkadot 💫
The excitement is building!
Only 2 days left until @Polkadotsub0, where Web3 innovators & visionary builders come together to share insights and collectively stay ahead of the curve 💥
Join virtually to watch all of the sessions 👇
https://t.co/Whd8vLpAkx