🥰 Catch up on everything you might’ve missed in @Polkadot last week — all the key updates in one place!
1⃣ Gavin in Argentina:
Polkadot Blockchain Academy teamed up with UTN for a special session where Gavin Wood broke down the design principles and tech behind JAM.
2⃣ Hard Pressure update:
The new DOT issuance mechanism is in its final merge phase — set to go live on-chain in March 2026.
3⃣ Social Recovery is coming:
A major upgrade is underway, and the feature will soon land on Polkadot.
4⃣ Weekly engineering updates:
Looks like @paritytech will now publish weekly engineering progress reports so everyone can track the Second Age of Polkadot.
5⃣ Revive unveiled at Sub0:
Parity’s smart contract team revealed the dual-engine system (EVM + PVM): keep using Solidity or switch to Rust, enjoy cross-VM calls, plus native access to governance, staking, assets, and more.
6⃣ After the issuance drop — what’s next?
Web3 Foundation proposes DAP as the next path for sustainable ecosystem growth.
7⃣ Treasury transparency:
Alice und Bob published the Polkadot 2025 Q3 Treasury Report — here are PolkaWorld’s key takeaways.
8⃣ Gavin’s new interview (must-watch):
From coding games as a kid to building Polkadot and JAM — he explains why “rules don’t matter, emergent behavior does,” and why JAM must bring truth back to the internet in the AI era. Full Chinese version dropping soon via @polkaworld_pro.
9⃣ A new rhythm at @paritytech:
A new MVP every two weeks — plus a great interview with Karim about building real, everyday Web3 products.
🔟 @hyperbridge Intents V2 teased:
Co-founder @seunlanlege confirmed a major upgrade is coming. Hyperbridge is quickly becoming the core cross-chain layer for the entire Polkadot ecosystem.
1⃣1⃣ BNC cross-chain transfers live:
@Bifrost now enables seamless $BNC transfers between Bifrost-Kusama ↔ Bifrost-Polkadot — unified liquidity across both networks.
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