We have described the inner workings parachain auctions in our previous article, now we are going to focus on the crowdloans. So, what is a crowdloan and why may you want to participate in the crowdloan instead of bidding directly in the auctions? Auctions recap To just briefly remind what the auctions…

As you probably know, there are multiple projects that would like to become a parachain on either Kusama or Polkadot networks. These projects will benefit from the shared security model provided by the Relay Chain and will be communicating with each other via the XCMP protocol at the same time…

Stability is something that is not certain in the crypto space. Stablecoins came up into this field with the aim of making cryptocurrencies and even the DeFi usable. Without them, it would not be easy to adopt tens of thousands new users and attract them because they fear one thing…

Ethereum is without a doubt the most mature and largest blockchain ecosystem focused on smart contracts. While Ethereum still got the most dApps and developers that are building them, it suffers from big scalability issues that will take a lot of time and pain to solve. …

There are protocols in the Web3 space, that are governed by their creators even after a few years of the full operation. Polkadot on the other way is governed by the on-chain governance from literally day one! It's amazing to be part of the project with such transparency and users'…

1. First Polkadot cross-chain connection launched between Acala and Moonbeam using XCM The first cross-chain connection on Polkadot, which is completely bridge-less and that allows native communication and the token transfer was launched between Acala and Moonbeam. With this integration, Acala's native token $ACA and its stablecoin $aUSD are both available on Moonbeam as $xcACA and $xcaUSD. The $GLMR token will be…

If you are looking for a one-stop-shop DeFi project, Genshiro is one of the best picks. As a complex decentralized finance platform built on the Kusama blockchain, Genshiro consolidates various functions and products of the DeFi world as lending, synthetic assets, margin trading, and decentralized exchanges (DEX) into a single…

1. Polkadot enables messaging through XCM to allow native token transfers across parachains The Cross-consensus messaging format (XCM) on Polkadot was launched last week as the result of upgrade v9190 of the Polkadot relay chain. This upgrade like many others was the subject of the referenda, concretely this one was approved in the referendum #60 of the on-chain governance. …

Physical and digital worlds are disconnected from each other and we need to switch between them very often. In the physical world, we interact daily with things like art, fashion, healthcare, education, and supply chains. The digital world consists of things like blockchain, DeFi, metaverse, and NFTs. OriginTrail is a…