InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Jun 27DOT DAOism under JAM: An Island StoryThis is a follow-up to an earlier thought exploration, intended to clarify and evolve understanding. It is still absolutely the case that a…A response icon16A response icon16
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Jun 22DOT DAO and the need for $JAMKBThis post presents personal opinion, technical exploration, logical deduction and design principle. No token is being offered, sold, or…A response icon13A response icon13
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Dec 30, 2025Polkadot Roundup 2025It’s lunchtime and yet it feels like evening is approaching. For us up here in the Northern-hemisphere it is that time of the year again…A response icon5A response icon5
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Dec 24, 2024Polkadot Roundup MMXXIVIt’s that time again… I put away my text editor for a day or five and crack open Medium. The nights are cold, the days are short, the fire…A response icon12A response icon12
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Jul 18, 2022Gov2: 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…A response icon1A response icon1
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Dec 31, 2021Polkadot 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…A response icon7A response icon7
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Sep 29, 2021XCM 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…A response icon2A response icon2
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Sep 15, 2021XCM 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…A response icon1A response icon1
InPolkadot NetworkbyGavin Wood·Sep 6, 2021XCM: 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…A response icon4A response icon4
