Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkGov2: Polkadot’s Next Generation of Decentralised GovernancePolkadot’s first decentralised governance system was pretty interesting at the time: a tri-cameral (three-chamber) structure with a…17 min read·Jul 18, 2022--1--1
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkPolkadot 2021 RoundupThe holiday season is coming around again and with the new year, let’s take a quick retrospective about what the Polkadot project achieved…15 min read·Dec 31, 2021--8--8
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkXCM Part III: Execution and Error ManagementIn the first two articles I wrote on XCM, I introduced the basics of its design and versioning structure. In this article, we will take a…12 min read·Sep 29, 2021--2--2
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkXCM Part II: Versioning and CompatibilityIn the first article I wrote on XCM, I introduced its basic architecture, goals and how it could be used for some simple use cases. Here we…10 min read·Sep 15, 2021--1--1
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkXCM: The Cross-Consensus Message FormatAs the final Polkadot 1.0 release, complete with Parachains draws close, the Cross-Consensus Messaging format, XCM for short, is…22 min read·Sep 6, 2021--4--4
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkKusama Parachain AuctionsThe first real-world functional parachain Statemine, began processing permissionless transactions after an on-chain upgrade last week…4 min read·Jun 8, 2021--2--2
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkThe Launch of ParachainsThe staged launch of Polkadot is about to reach another chapter. As we approach the launch of Parachain functionality and the auctions and…5 min read·May 17, 2021--12--12
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkPolkadot 2020 RoundupDespite being a tough year for pretty much everyone (with the possible exception of Amazon and takeaways), the Polkadot network and…12 min read·Dec 30, 2020--2--2
Gavin WoodinPolkadot NetworkThe Results are InTwo weeks ago we started the first vote on the fledgling Polkadot network. That vote has just ended and the results are clear.3 min read·Jul 27, 2020--4--4