.@MandalaChain is answering a question we all ask: How does Web3 actually serve a country? Not just dApps. But health. Data. Governance itself. Their answer? @Polkadot! Not a concept. It’s happening. 🧵 From a pandemic-era YouTube channel to a bridge between Web3 and the fourth largest country in the world — this is the real story of how a group of builders made Polkadot part of public infrastructure: 1/ During lockdown, there was almost zero quality Web3 content in Bahasa Indonesia. So @Mick_Republik and friends launched a YouTube channel to teach blockchain — in their native language. One year later: 100k subscribers, the biggest Web3 community in Indonesia. 2/ Then one day, a Bali-based developer named @dgreatanda reached out: “Government officials are asking me about blockchain. I don’t know how to explain it.” So they co-hosted a bootcamp. 80 government officers joined. That’s when everything started to change. 3/ After the bootcamp, government departments started requesting blockchain solution: Healthcare. Data protection. Identity systems. Mandala was born: a government-grade rollup built on Polkadot. 4/ Their strategy was clear: 📡 Use Substrate to launch local government chains 🧩 Mandala acts as a relay to Polkadot 🧠 Public services run on-chain, data stays sovereign, interoperability powered by Polkadot 5/ Now, West Java — home to 50 million people — has launched the Skyload blockchain using Substrate. It plugs into @MandalaChain and is tracking childhood nutrition data to improve public health outcomes. Real blockspace, real governance. 6/ But Mandala’s not just for Indonesia. They’re already in talks with other countries. Several major partnerships are on the way. Their vision: a modular govchain stack adopted across jurisdictions — all feeding value back into the Polkadot ecosystem. 7/ They’re also working closely with fellow parachains: 🔁 @MoonbeamNetwork + @hydration_net for core infra 🧠 @Acurast for on-chain compute 🌉 @hyperbridge for cross-chain liquidity 🏦 @xcavateofficial for RWAs 💸 Longtime support from @PolimecProtocol 8/ Mandala’s native token is Kepeng (KPG) — inspired by ancient SE Asian coins with a square hole in the center. This time it’s not backed by gold, but by blockspace — a fusion of history, symbolism, and decentralized infrastructure. 9/ Behind the chain is a rock-solid team: 🎮 CEO Matt Paul — early Cardano evangelist 🛠 COO Alex Hogan — ex-engineer 💼 BD head Matt Cook — a US-HK finance native They’re not just talking Web3. They’re building it. 10/ Mandala’s journey wouldn’t be possible without the Polkadot community. Co-founder Anta is a proud graduate of the @AcademyPolkadot. And this August, they’ll host the PBA right in Bali. Get ready for a builder wave. 11/ This summer, Bali will host: 🏝️ Coinfest 🏛️ PBA courses 👥 Dev meetups Polkadot’s tech will reach Indonesian universities, dev networks, and government offices — all in one explosive week. If you’re in SEA, don’t miss it. 12/ Follow @MandalaChain to watch a blockchain evolve from island → country → the world. Polkadot is thriving in Indonesia. Full interview (in Chinese):