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# Defy what's possible

Polkadot unites the world's innovators and changemakers, building and using the most transformative apps and blockchains.

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## A future led by you

## A network governed by a rebelliously innovative community

Polkadot is a blockchain network of networks designed to challenge our assumptions, directed and governed by those who hold the DOT token. By holding DOT, you are part of the largest and most decentralized decision-making group in the world.

### DOT token basics

What’s in a DOT? Dive into the utility token that powers the Polkadot ecosystem.

### Build on Polkadot

Spin up a custom blockchain in minutes, or build the app of your dreams.

### Join the community

Join a chat, create content, or help champion Polkadot.

## Polkadot’s unstoppable momentum

### 1.43 million

DAO members represented by total onchain wallets

### 1390+ referenda

created by the DAO since 2023

### $5 billion

staked economic security

### 600+ projects

in the Polkadot ecosystem

### 448,293

average MAA across Polkadot ecosystem in 2024 to date

## Home to the bold and visionary

Polkadot combines unbeatable technology and a strong community to bring inspiring projects to life.

### NFL Rivals

Digital collectible card game

### Hydration Omnipool

DEX for low-slippage trades

### Acurast

Provide compute & earn rewards​​​​‌﻿‍﻿​‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍​‍​﻿‍‍​‍​‍‌﻿​﻿‌‍​‌‌‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌​‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿​‍​‍​‍﻿​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​﻿‍‍​‍​‍​‍﻿﻿‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍﻿‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍﻿﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​​‍﻿﻿‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​​‍﻿﻿‌‍﻿‌‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿‌‍﻿‍​﻿‍﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿﻿‌​﻿‌‍​﻿‌‌‌‍​‌​﻿​‌​﻿​﻿‌‍‌‍​﻿‌‍‌‍​﻿​‍﻿‌​﻿​‍‌‍​‍​﻿​﻿​﻿​‌​‍﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​​​﻿​‍‌‍‌‍​‍﻿‌‌‍​‍​﻿‌‍​﻿​‌‌‍‌‌​‍﻿‌​﻿‍​​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‌​﻿‌​​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‍​﻿‌​‌‍​﻿​﻿‌﻿​﻿‌‍​﻿‌‍​﻿‍﻿‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌‌﻿​​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‌‌​﻿‍﻿‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍​​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌﻿‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌﻿​‍​‍﻿‍‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌﻿‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​﻿​‌​﻿‍​‌‍‌​​﻿‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿‌‌​﻿‌‍‌‍​‍​﻿‌﻿​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‌‌﻿​﻿​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​﻿‌‌​﻿​​‌‍​‍​﻿‌‌‌‍​﻿​﻿‌​​﻿‌‌​﻿‌‌​﻿‍‌‌‍​‌​﻿‌﻿​﻿​‌​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌﻿‍‌​﻿﻿﻿‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌﻿​‍‌‍﻿​​﻿﻿‌​‍‌‌​﻿​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍﻿‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿﻿‌​﻿‌‍​﻿‌‌‌‍​‌​﻿​‌​﻿​﻿‌‍‌‍​﻿‌‍‌‍​﻿​‍﻿‌​﻿​‍‌‍​‍​﻿​﻿​﻿​‌​‍﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​​​﻿​‍‌‍‌‍​‍﻿‌‌‍​‍​﻿‌‍​﻿​‌‌‍‌‌​‍﻿‌​﻿‍​​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‌​﻿‌​​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‍​﻿‌​‌‍​﻿​﻿‌﻿​﻿‌‍​﻿‌‍​‍‌‍‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌‌﻿​​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‌‌​‍‌‍‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍​​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌﻿‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌﻿​‍​‍﻿‍‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌﻿‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‍​‍​﻿​‌​﻿‍​‌‍‌​​﻿‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿‌‌​﻿‌‍‌‍​‍​﻿‌﻿​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‌‌﻿​﻿​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​​‍‌‌﻿﻿‌‍‍﻿‌‍‌‌‌﻿‍‌​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​﻿‌​‌​​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​﻿‌‌​﻿​​‌‍​‍​﻿‌‌‌‍​﻿​﻿‌​​﻿‌‌​﻿‌‌​﻿‍‌‌‍​‌​﻿‌﻿​﻿​‌​‍‌‌​﻿​‍​﻿​‍​‍‌‌​﻿‌‌‌​‌​​‍﻿‍‌‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌﻿‍‌​‍​‍‌﻿﻿‌

### ChatDKG

Launchpad for trusted AI

### Exiled Racers

Racing and prediction game

### Energy Web X

Enterprise energy asset solutions

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## What are you waiting for?

We’re the most open, collaborative, passionate group of free thinkers, boundary pushers, creators, builders, innovators, and misfits. Share your ideas, projects, and vision for an open web. We can’t wait to meet you.

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## Stay connected

The latest news, notes, and notions from across the Polkadot ecosystem

Technology

### Hyperbridge launches on Polkadot, unlocking secure, scalable cross-chain communication

network insights

### Polkadot Roundup MMXXIV

ecosystem

### Uplifting new voices and validators: Polkadot's path to sustainable decentralization

COMMUNITY

### Polkadot is the Official Global Training Partner of Inter Miami CF

technology

### Polkadot celebrates launch of Agile Coretime

The Polkadot community celebrates the release of its latest major product, “Agile Coretime”, as part of the ongoing Polkadot 2.0 upgrade.

Video

### The Gray Paper interview

Programs

### What is a crypto wallet?

In Web3, your wallet is your most valuable digital tool. It’s more than just a place to store, send, and receive cryptocurrencies securely—it’s your passport to the decentralized world.

GRANTS & FUNDING

### The ultimate 2024 Polkadot grants and funding guide

Explore Polkadot ecosystem funding: grants, venture capital, bounties, and community initiatives.

AI

### Unleashing the Potential of AI with Polkadot: the Blockchain Powered Revolution​​​​‌﻿‍﻿​‍​‍‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍​‍​﻿‍‍​‍​‍‌﻿​﻿‌‍​‌‌‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌​‍﻿‍‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿​‍​‍​‍﻿​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​﻿‍‍​‍​‍​‍﻿﻿‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍﻿‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍﻿﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​​‍﻿﻿‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​​‍﻿﻿‌‍﻿‌‌‍﻿﻿‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌﻿​‍‌‍‌‌‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‌‌‍﻿‍‌﻿‌​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿﻿‌‍﻿‍​﻿‍﻿‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿‍​‌‍​‌​﻿‍​​﻿‌​​﻿​​​﻿​‌​﻿‍​​‍﻿‌​﻿‌‍‌‍‌‌​﻿​﻿​﻿‌﻿​‍﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​‍​﻿‍‌​﻿‌‍​‍﻿‌‌‍​‌​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‍​﻿‌​​‍﻿‌​﻿​‌​﻿​﻿​﻿​​​﻿​﻿​﻿​​​﻿​﻿​﻿‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‍​﻿‌‍‌‌​﻿‌​​﻿‌‍​﻿‍﻿‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌‌﻿​​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​﻿‌﻿‌​​﻿‍﻿‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍​​﻿﻿‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌‍﻿​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿﻿‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌﻿​‍‌‍﻿​​﻿﻿‌​‍‌‌​﻿​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍﻿‌‌‍‍‌‌‍﻿‍​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​﻿﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿‍​‌‍​‌​﻿‍​​﻿‌​​﻿​​​﻿​‌​﻿‍​​‍﻿‌​﻿‌‍‌‍‌‌​﻿​﻿​﻿‌﻿​‍﻿‌​﻿‌​​﻿​‍​﻿‍‌​﻿‌‍​‍﻿‌‌‍​‌​﻿​﻿​﻿‌‍​﻿‌​​‍﻿‌​﻿​‌​﻿​﻿​﻿​​​﻿​﻿​﻿​​​﻿​﻿​﻿‌﻿​﻿‌‍‌‍​﻿‌‍‌‌​﻿‌​​﻿‌‍​‍‌‍‌﻿‌​‌﻿‍‌‌﻿​​‌‍‌‌​﻿﻿‌‌﻿​​‌‍﻿﻿‌﻿​﻿‌﻿‌​​‍‌‍‌﻿​​‌‍​‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍​​﻿﻿‌‌﻿‌​‌‍‍‌‌﻿‌​‌‍﻿​‌‍‌‌​‍​‍‌﻿﻿‌

Blockchain technology has opened up a world of possibilities, and nowhere is this more evident than in the emerging field of artificial intelligence (AI).

Defi

### Polkadot DAO allocates 3M DOT for DeFi growth

With an overwhelming majoring of voters in favor, the Polkadot community allocated 3 million DOT to enhance the ecosystem's DeFi landscape.

## Polkadot’s latest news, straight from the source

Get your monthly fix of Polkadot updates, events, and scoop on the many incredible projects building on Polkadot.