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Meet the Decentralized Futures grant recipients: transforming ideas into impact on Polkadot

The Decentralized Mic is here to spotlight the innovative projects and teams driving Polkadot’s growth. Join us as we explore the achievements of Decentralized Futures grant recipients and their contributions to the Polkadot ecosystem on the new ecosystem community call series.

Introducing the New Polkadot Ledger App

Discover the new Polkadot Ledger app for seamless, secure transactions. Now available on Ledger Live, it supports Polkadot, Kusama, and more.

Empowering Decentralization: Polkadot DAO Allocates 3M DOT for DeFi Growth

With an overwhelming majority of voters in favor, the Polkadot community has chosen to allocate 3 million DOT to enhance the ecosystem’s decentralized finance (DeFi) landscape. Made through three separate proposals via Polkadot’s decentralized governance (OpenGov), this decision provides an accessible, deep layer of native liquidity to help the ecosystem flourish. It also demonstrates the power of community-driven initiatives to shape the future of decentralized finance.Hydration (formerly known as HydraDX) focuses on improving DeFi liquidity, while StellaSwap aims to optimize the efficiency of automated market makers (AMMs).

Racing Into the Future: Polkadot and Conor Daly Revolutionize Sports Sponsorship

Rev up your engagement with the Polkadot community through Conor Daly’s thrilling ambassadorship. Get insider access by subscribing to our newsletter and staying connected on social media for live updates and exclusive content.

Elastic Scaling: Streamlining Growth on Polkadot

Elastic scaling is an extremely useful addition for parachains that need higher throughput than allowed by the current Polkadot protocol. This blog from Fatemeh Shirazi explains its importance and how this technical upgrade will come about.

Unleashing the potential of AI with Polkadot: the blockchain-powered revolution

Blockchain technology has opened up a world of possibilities, and nowhere is this more evident than in the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI). The Polkadot network is at the forefront of this revolution, serving as a powerful platform for innovative AI projects that are pushing the boundaries of what's possible. In this blog, we'll dive into some of the most exciting AI initiatives within the Polkadot ecosystem, exploring how these projects are leveraging Polkadot's advanced capabilities to solve real-world challenges and shape the future of decentralized AI. From decentralized knowledge graphs to secure computing infrastructure and peer-to-peer learning, the Polkadot blockchain is proving to be an essential enabler of the AI revolution.

Empowering Next-Level Insights: Dune Brings Polkadot and Kusama Analytics into Focus

Unlock powerful insights for the Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem with comprehensive on-chain data and custom dashboards on Dune Analytics.

Polkadot Showcases Industry-Leading Scalability in Positive End to 2023

Polkadot’s final quarter of 2023 featured sustained organic growth, with pronounced spikes in transactional data in late December.

Parachain Dispatch: August 2023

Recapping recent news and developments from Polkadot’s parachains. Find out how Polkadot teams are pushing the boundaries of Web3.

Polkadot Sustains Enterprise Momentum Alongside Native Web3 Innovation

Polkadot enjoyed a second quarter packed with major announcements as the network continues to forge ahead with a clear vision for Web3.

Polkadot Decoded Presents Powerful Vision Across the Ecosystem in Two Action-Packed Days

Polkadot Decoded featured more than 100 talks from across Polkadot's blockspace ecosystem, as well as some big announcements, including from major enterprises like Vodafone and Deloitte.

Blockspace & Blockspace Ecosystems: How Polkadot is Unlocking the Full Potential of Web3

Introducing the concept of blockspace and blockspace ecosystems, the core attributes of blockspace, what makes a healthy blockspace ecosystem, and why Polkadot is the #1 blockspace ecosystem for boundless innovation.