Parachains are able to lease a slot on Polkadot’s main Relay Chain for up to 96 weeks at a time. Ultimately, Polkadot will offer 100 parachain slots. Further slots will be allocated in batches over the coming months. Not all of these slots will be allocated via parachain slot auctions, as some will be used for governance-enabled common-good parachains, according to a press … [Read more...] about Polkadot (DOT) Parachains Go Live, Capping Yearslong Tech Build for Ambitious Blockchain Project
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Polkadot’s (DOT) long-awaited parachains are launching on Kusama (KSM)
The Polkadot (DOT) and Kusama blockchain developers have entered the final stage of preparation for the launch of the highly anticipated parachain functionality, according to an announcement published by the project’s founder Gavin Wood yesterday.And proposition 110 passed! In two hours, the deployment will be completed and if all goes well we'll start seeing the first blocks … [Read more...] about Polkadot’s (DOT) long-awaited parachains are launching on Kusama (KSM)
Polkadot parachains full of promise, but lack of launch date raises concern
Polkadot’s parachain auctions will mark the most significant milestone on its roadmap since the mainnet launch in 2020. Currently in the testnet on the Rococo network, the next stage of the launch will involve the rollout of parachains on Polkadot’s crazy cousin, the “canary network” Kusama. The rollout of Polkadot parachains on the main network will follow. What does this … [Read more...] about Polkadot parachains full of promise, but lack of launch date raises concern
Polkadot and Kusama parachains are getting their own crowdloan marketplace
Decentralized swap marketplace Bounce Finance would become the first marketplace to host Polkadot (DOT) and Kusama (KSM) parachain auctions, it said in a release today.Bounce is the first decentralized marketplace to host @Polkadot and @kusamanetwork #parachain slot auction crowdloans.More details will be published in the coming days, along with the first candidate … [Read more...] about Polkadot and Kusama parachains are getting their own crowdloan marketplace