Gavin Wood co-founded Ethereum, then built Polkadot to fix its limitations. The parachain model lets specialized blockchains connect and share security. It's complex tech with a steep learning curve, but projects that build here get serious infrastructure. The governance system is genuinely decentralized.
By David E | May 9, 2026
Trading Halt Leaves Users in Limbo Late Thursday, Coinbase users faced hours of disruption after a failure in Amazon Web Services (AWS) brought trading and transfers to a halt.
By Loic Dos Santos | April 13, 2026
Fake DOT tsunami hits Ethereum A vulnerability in Hyperbridge, a decentralized protocol connecting Polkadot and Ethereum, enabled an attacker to mint over one billion counterfeit DOT tokens on Ethereum.
