$DOT | Gavin Wood (@gavofyork) is stepping up to directly lead @Polkadot’s technical delivery.
Yesterday, Gavin shared a note on how he's investing his time:
🔹Taking direct charge of the technical delivery process
🔹Hardening proofs of concept into robust, open-source software that people can actually use
🔹Transitioning after laying the architecture to focus entirely on shipping Web3 products
My thoughts:
I don't care about short-term $DOT price pumps, nor do I see this as just another investment. This is about something bigger: backing technology that actually improves the world and builds a fairer, more open internet.
Some might call me a dreamer or point out that Polkadot hasn't fully reached its goals yet—and they might be right. The path hasn't been easy. But seeing real work being done toward this mission is the best news possible.
The future is uncertain, but if Polkadot succeeds, we all win.
LFG @paritytech@gavofyork
Read Gavin's full note here 👇
https://t.co/runLsZP8Qe
Accessing my Claude bot through the Polkadot app and letting it deploy stuff to Web3 😎
I know that the Polkadot App is all about personhood, but I personally think that bots will be a good UX and we should have them.
(video sped up, original code from @shawntabrizi)
Andrew Tate's Ex-girlfriend, who he allegedly abused with a belt in a viral video, speaks out and DEFENDS him:
'He's a great guy. It was nothing but a s*x play. Consensual. That I wanted. It was not abuse."
"I don't like seeing injustice of him being called a woman beater."
Nobody wants technology. People want to send money, speak privately, and prove that they are human without giving up their identity.
Technology is the machinery in the background. Products are the switches on the wall. You flick it, and the light turns on, taking the technology and infrastructure behind it for granted.
Polkadot spent a decade building the machinery. Now it is building the switch.
Four talks from @Web3Summit showcase the new Polkadot direction and what is being built right now.
Whoever builds the switch controls the light.
Watch the talks. 👇
Dear skinny girls.
“You’re too skinny” will almost always come from women less attractive than you.
Certainly it will come from women unhappy with their current weight.
Stay skinny and disregard their opinions.
Every bridge is a trust assumption. An operator holds the asset. A third party validates the message. A middleman decides what moves and when.
XCM is built differently. Cross-Consensus Messaging is native to the Polkadot protocol. Any chain attached to a Polkadot core can:
• Send and receive messages
• Transfer assets
• Execute logic across chains
Without a bridge or external intermediary.
The trust model is the protocol itself.
A new identity username authority is live for Polkadot People Chain.
Approved through OpenGov Referendum 1898, dotID can issue human-readable .id usernames, adding a dedicated namespace for verified or curated on-chain identities.
Polkadot still one of the most developed blockchains?!
According to @chainspect_app data, @Polkadot $DOT boasts more developers than any network outside of @Solana $SOL and @Ethereum $ETH.
Solana: 10,839
Ethereum: 10,540
Polakdot: 9,065
Which Polkadot ecosystem app are you most bullish on?