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Parity Technologies
Circle Launches Native Version of USDC Stablecoin on Polkadot
Parity Technologies CFO Fahmi Syed discusses Circle launching the native version of USDC in the Polkadot ecosystem of parachains. EDITOR'S NOTE: Syed also responds to questions over Polkadot's developer metrics. The GitHub data cited in the interview refers to people actually contributing to the Polkadot repository itself. However, according to Santiment data, when tracking all projects built on Polkadot, it has the second-highest developer count after Ethereum.
Jutta Steiner Leaves Polkadot Builder Parity Technologies
The CEO stepped away earlier this year after running the company since 2015, a Parity representative confirmed.
Polkadot’s Wood Acknowledges Legacy EVM Design’s Role But Ties Future to Upgrades
Speaking at Consensus 2021, Parity Technologies founder Gavin Wood discussed changes to Polkadot, using WebAssembly as a smart contract and how legacy blockchains are not fit for modern day use, though he acknowledged the Ethereum Virtual Machine’s (EVM) pole position in blockchain development today.
As DeFi Grows, Investors Look to Polkadot to Be the Next Ethereum
In a cryptocurrency ecosystem where the programmable-money juggernaut has long been Ethereum, Polkadot, a project that has been quietly developing an alternative solution since 2016, is ready to take on the blockchain world.
Parity Upgrades Polkadot's Underlying Tech to Make Custom Blockchain Building Easier
Polkadot developer Parity Technologies has released the second version of its blockchain building kit Substrate 2.0, including 70 composable modules.
Polkadot Releases Rococo, Its Test Environment for Interoperable 'Parachains'
Polkadot has released its first testnet, Rococo, for its parachain network. The testnet will commence with three parachains, Parity Technologies said.
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.
Russia's Supreme Court Makes 'Landmark' Vote With Blockchain System From Kaspersky Lab
The court for the first time used a blockchain-based system to record votes in a web-hosted plenary session Friday.
Parity’s Gavin Wood Takes a Swipe at Ethereum
Gavin Wood, an original co-founder of Ethereum, took a few good swipes at the second-largest cryptocurrency he helped create at Consensus: Distributed.
IoT App Nodle Moves From Stellar Blockchain to Polkadot
IoT platform Nodle announced it is switching from the Stellar blockchain to a custom build on Parity Technologies’ Substrate network.
