Polkadot(DOT)

Blockchains (L1)

Price

~$5.7489

Live

ATH

$54.14

2.7y ago

ATL

$2.87

3.9y ago

Chains

1 chain

7d price-8.1%

30d price+0.3%

90d price-16.2%

180d price-13.8%

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What is Polkadot?

Polkadot is a security & interoperability platform for blockchains and applications. Polkadot was founded by Gavin Wood and launched in 2020.

How does Polkadot work?

Network participants process transactions and receive fees from users (supply-side fees).

Who governs Polkadot?

DOT holders own and govern the protocol. They currently take a cut of the total transaction fees paid by users (revenue). Polkadot’s investors include Polychain, IOSG Ventures, Hashkey, etc.

Polkadot – Building an unstoppable blockchain ecosystem | Fundamentals ep.55

In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by Shawn Tabrizi, Lead Developer at Polkadot. Polkadot is the first fully-sharded blockchain, i.e. it is a multi-chain environment. Polkadot enables scalability by allowing specialized blockchains to communicate with each other in a secure, trust-free environment.24 May, 2023

Overview of Polkadot

Polkadot is a blockchain network that allows blockchains to communicate and pool security while still letting them run their own functions.28 Apr, 2020

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