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Polkadot Raises $43M in 72-Hour Private Sale: Source
A second private sale of the Polkadot token (DOT) has netted some 3,982.07 BTC worth an estimated $43.3 million as of press time, according to sources.
(BitInfoCharts Block Explorer/CoinDesk Research)
By William Foxley
Jul 27, 2020 at 9:44 p.m. UTC
Jul 27, 2020
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Interoperability
Polkadot Goes Live as Web3 Foundation Pushes Prospective Mainnet
Polkadot is now live, following the launch of its first “chain candidate” (CC1).
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By William Foxley
May 26, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. UTC
May 26, 2020
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Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
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Interoperability
'Very Near Launch': Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Details Network Rollout
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood outlined the “five or six” steps the network will be taking as it moves to a full launch, some four years after first being conceived, during his R...
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
By William Foxley
May 6, 2020 at 5:47 p.m. UTC
May 6, 2020
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'Power to the People': Privacy Was the Rallying Cry of Berlin's Web3 Summit
It may seem trivial in some cases, but digital anonymity is no joking matter to American whistleblower and privacy advocate Edward Snowden.
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By Christine Kim
Aug 22, 2019 at 4:03 a.m. UTC
Aug 22, 2019
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'Expect Chaos': Polkadot to Launch Experimental Kusama Network This Summer
Polkadot will be launching an experimental "canary network" called Kusama for early application testing and development.
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By Christine Kim
Jul 16, 2019 at 4:30 p.m. UTC
Jul 16, 2019
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Ethereum Co-Founder's Polkadot Closes Token Sale, Claims $1.2 Billion Valuation
Polkadot has closed on a private token sale that it says values the blockchain interoperability project as a tech unicorn.
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By Marc Hochstein
Jun 27, 2019 at 9:55 p.m. UTC
Jun 27, 2019
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Ethereum
Ethereum Startup Parity Launches DIY Blockchain Tool Substrate
Parity Technologies has launched a beta version of Substrate, a tool that lets users create custom blockchains for decentralized applications.
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By Yogita Khatri
Dec 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 20, 2018
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Polkadot founder Gavin Wood
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Ethereum
Gavin Wood Announces 'Impending Release' of DIY Blockchain Tool
Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood has announced that his company's new DIY blockchain tool, Substrate, is weeks from release
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Oct 23, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. UTC
Oct 23, 2018
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Ethereum Startup Parity Adds Casper Code to Custom Blockchain Toolbox
Parity Technologies has added an early version of ethereum's hotly anticipated Casper code change to its blockchain development platform, Substrate.
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By Rachel-Rose O'Leary
Oct 1, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2018
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