🥰Check out yesterday's live stream by core developer sharing the latest progress on Polkadot @Polkadot Network !
Here are 10 key points summarized for everyone:
1. The brand new Polkadot official website has been launched. This is a clear signal that Polkadot has entered the "second era."
The official focus is no longer just on the protocol but has shifted to products, platforms, and real users. Polkadot Hub, People Chain, and Proof of Personhood have become the core pillars.
2. 500 ms blocks are no longer just a concept.
Relevant PR has been submitted, and auditing is in progress, with the goal of landing in early 2026. This is a key unlock for low-latency applications.
3. EVM has not been abandoned!
The work surrounding Revive is not to replace EVM but to institutionalize and mainstream it. Revive is becoming the execution layer framework for Polkadot, with EVM and PolkaVM being treated as first-class citizens — this is core development, not an experimental branch.
4. The pace of Runtime upgrades is accelerating and becoming more centralized.
Key capabilities (performance, execution layer, economic mechanisms) are no longer advancing sporadically but are being packaged together for centralized launch.
5. Social Recovery is nearing a usable state.
The backend is almost complete, and the frontend demo is in progress, which is a very critical foundational capability in the Polkadot Hub user experience.
6. Snowbridge v2 (Polkadot ↔ Ethereum) has made significant progress:
– Transaction fees have dropped significantly
– Application layer integration is ongoing
– Confirmation time is expected to shorten from about 30 minutes to 1–2 minutes
7. The underlying reconstruction of Asset Hub and Treasury continues (migrating from currency to fungible).
Such upgrades are not flashy but are crucial for long-term security, consistency, and productization.
8. Hard Pressure (new DOT issuance mechanism):
The code is complete, auditing has finished, and it is entering the final merging phase, no longer just theoretical discussion.
9. OpenGov governance capabilities are maturing:
Support for simultaneous voting and delegation
Decision-making deposits can be crowdfunded by the community
Governance participation thresholds are continuously lowering, becoming more democratic
10. The role of Fellowship is changing.
It is no longer just about writing code but has begun to involve prioritization, upgrade pacing, and nurturing new contributors.
Complete live stream🔗:https://x.com/Polkadot/status/2000944983000670437?t=QrBjLcs5HuoPRQCrhOhvvQ&s=19
