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Polkadot Introduces Asynchronous Backing, Paving the Way for Polkadot 2.0

Polkadot’s Fellowship has approved the successful implementation of Asynchronous Backing, marking the debut of the first significant advancement in a series of upgrades that will culminate in the much-anticipated Polkadot 2.0.

Racing into the Future: Polkadot’s Community-Driven Indy 500 Sponsorship of Conor Daly a First in Sports History

Marking a historic first in the sports world, the Polkadot community has used an on-chain community vote to select IndyCar racing star Conor Daly as Polkadot Brand Ambassador for the upcoming Indianapolis 500.

Crypto Donation Shows Potential for Digital Assets’ Role in Charitable Giving

Make-A-Wish UK received a donation in DOT from Parity Technologies to kickstart its Crypto for Good initiative in conjunction with Zodia Markets and Zodia Custody.

Agrotoken set for Polkadot launch, enabling tokenization of agro commodities

Farmers, businesses and financial institutions can easily trade, save, invest and transact with Agrotokens at any Visa point-of-sale.

Polkadot reveals future-proof scaling updates at sub0 developer conference

Polkadot will start testing a new process that will provide radical scaling solutions for the network within a matter of weeks. The plans were unveiled at sub0 by Sophia Gold, Engineering Lead at Parity Technologies.

Native USDC enters Polkadot ecosystem in boost for DeFi parachains

Circle has launched USDC on the Polkadot Asset Hub, giving the entire ecosystem immediate access to the popular stablecoin.

Zodia Custody to provide institutional support & custody services for Polkadot

Zodia Custody, has announced a partnership with Parity Technologies to enable institutional access to the Polkadot ecosystem.

sub0, the Polkadot developer conference, returns to Lisbon

Polkadot is preparing to return to Lisbon’s LX Factory (September 19-20) for its annual developer conference, sub0, as great minds shaping the way for Web3 come together to share great ideas.

beatport.io launches with digital collectibles series “NACHTS”

Beatport.io, an electronic music marketplace, has gone live with a special series of NFTs. The platform was developed in partnership with Define Creative and built on Aventus, a parachain in the Polkadot ecosystem.

New Vodafone deal with Heathrow and Aventus puts Polkadot at center of aviation efficiencies

A major new partnership bringing mobile phone giant Vodafone to Polkadot was unveiled on the final day of Polkadot Decoded 2023, the network’s flagship annual event.

Polkadot Decoded showcases boundless ecosystem innovation and visionary leadership

Day one of Polkadot Decoded 2023 heard exciting announcements and updates from parachains and dapps, to enterprises and regulatory experts.

Energy Web and Polkadot link up to build renewable energy solutions

Energy Web, a global leader in the cleaner energy solutions movement, will use Polkadot’s superior blockchain tech to help its partners, like Shell, Vodafone and Volkswagen, to meet their clean energy goals.