The month has been eventful for the blockchain platform Polkadot. EasyA hit 1 million downloads, making it a prominent platform for educating Polkadot developers. It also announced a partnership with Niece Motorsports and Conor Daly for Kansas and Homestead-Miami. Polkadot’s asynchronous backing went live on the Astar Shibuya testnet, emphasizing the platform's constant development. Dune became the most extensive onchain data hub for Polkadot's 50+ parachains, expanding its onchain data coverage and analytics to cover all of Polkadot's parachains. Also, Web3 Foundation and Scytale led a $2.5 million seed investment in Hyperbridge to build the end-game for blockchain interoperability on Polkadot. However, Polkadot's price fell more than 3% in 24hr, leading to speculations of a continued downtrend.
Inter Miami CF announced Polkadot as its official global training partner, cementing its approach to sponsorships. On the other hand, Gavin Wood detailed his perspective on Ethereum, Polkadot, and his moonlighting as a DJ. Discussions also revolved around Polkadot potentially accepting a significant request from a RWA platform amidst a price decrease. Furthermore, Polkadot's marketing cost controversy sparked claims of discrimination, and Polkadot addressed accusations of 'lighting money on fire' and overspending on logo placement on CoinGecko. Finally, Polkadot 2.0's vision for the future, and the new JAM architecture, touted as a game-changer for blockchain scalability, were expanded upon.
Polkadot News Analytics from Fri, 08 Mar 2024 08:00:00 GMT to Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:41:07 GMT - Rating -2 - Innovation 8 - Information 7 - Rumor 3