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Tech

Polkadot Revamps Governance System, Removes ‘First Class Citizen’ Voting Groups

The new Polkadot OpenGov system allows multiple voting tracks to take place simultaneously without bottlenecks.

The Polkadot pavilion on the Promenade at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Tech

Blockchain Staking Provider Chorus One Expands to Peer-to-Peer Network Urbit

Chorus One's bet on Urbit's future growth is described by executives as a natural extension of the company's staking services on blockchains including Ethereum, Solana, Cosmos and Polkadot.

Josh Lehman, executive director, Urbit Foundation, spoke at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, in April. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Web3

Social Media App MeWe to Bring Frequency Blockchain's Self-Sovereign Identity to Its 20M Users

The Frequency blockchain aims to create a fundamental layer to Web3, based on a social identity that users can control.

Left to right: Braxton Woodham, Patrick Murck, Jeffrey Edell and Ursula O’Kuinghttons (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Polkadot Registers Trademark for Blockchain Communication Platform

The trademark filing mentions social networking software.

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Finance

DeFi Platform Lido to Cease Staking on Polkadot, Kusama in August

The service will be terminated on Aug. 1 with automatic unstaking occurring in June.

(lido.fi)

Finance

Crypto Payments Specialist Stellar Bridges Fiat and Stablecoins to Polkadot

The Spacewalk bridge built by recent parachain winner Pendulum is focused on connecting DeFi to forex markets.

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Markets

Lido Finance Weighs Sunsetting Liquid Staking on Polkadot, Kusama

The proposal comes as MixBytes, Lido’s partner developer firm for Polkadot and Kusama liquid staking, announced it would stop supporting the networks.

(Lido Finance)

Finance

Polkadot Co-Founder Gavin Wood Steps Down From CEO Role at Blockchain's Builder

Björn Wagner will now helm Polkadot's key backer, Parity Technologies.

Polkadot founder Gavin Wood (Parity Technologies)

Videos

Polkadot Is an ‘ETH Collaborator,’ Co-Founder Says

Polkadot co-founder Robert Habermeier explains why he considers Polkadot to be an “ETH collaborator” instead of an “ETH killer.” Plus, more details on the Merge as it becomes an “impressive step forward” for the Ethereum network.

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Videos

Polkadot Co-Founder ‘Super Happy’ to See Ethereum Transition to Proof-of-Stake

Polkadot Co-Founder Robert Habermeier joins CoinDesk TV to weigh in on Ethereum’s historic upgrade and what it means for the crypto industry as a whole. Plus, Habermeier explains why he views Polkadot as an “ETH collaborator.”

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