Polkadot Ecosystem Ignites 2025: A Year of Unprecedented Decentralization, DeFi Breakthroughs, and Global Builder Momentum
A quarter-by-quarter recap of Polkadot’s 2025 milestones, from record-breaking decentralization and DeFi growth to Polkadot 2.0 and global builder momentum.
Pudgy Party: The Web3 game that hides the blockchain
Pudgy Party hit 900,000 downloads in six weeks by hiding the blockchain entirely. Built on Mythos Chain, players get custodial wallets and zero gas fees without realizing it. The game proves Web3 gaming works when blockchain infrastructure becomes invisible.
Polkadot at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025: The only blockchain in the room
Polkadot showed up at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 as the only blockchain sponsor. With nearly 10,000 booth visitors and strong coordination across ecosystem teams, the event proved valuable for positioning Polkadot in Web2 conversations.
Onboarding 21,000 users with Nova Shots: What we learned & how we move forward
How do you bring thousands of esports fans onchain without asking them to buy anything first? At three BLAST Counter-Strike events, Nova Wallet onboarded 21,000 new users through free interactive gameplay, processing 2.8 million transfers on Polkadot.
Meet the first cohort: The 5 teams selected for the DeFi Builders Program
Velocity Labs announces 5 teams selected for the DeFi Builders Program Cohort 1, building innovative financial applications on Polkadot Hub.
Q3 2025 Polkadot DAO recap: Supply cap, treasury decisions & what's next
Here's what happened in Polkadot governance during Q3 2025: a permanent supply cap, millions in treasury funding decisions, and notable proposal rejections that exposed growing pains in how the DAO evaluates non-technical work.
Building AI on Polkadot: Why centralized compute is the wrong foundation
Build AI on Polkadot with verifiable data, cryptographic privacy, and native interoperability. 90% cost savings, no vendor lock-in, production-ready.
What Does Web3 Music Success Actually Look Like?
The Decentralized Mic brought together builders and investors actively shaping the future of Web3 music to discuss what's working, what's broken, and where the industry is headed next.
6 takeaways from Gavin Wood’s Web3 Summit 2025 keynote
From JAM to proof of personhood to Web3 outposts, Gavin Wood’s keynote offers a clear vision for the future of Polkadot—and Web3 more broadly.
Web3 promised a music industry revolution—it hasn't delivered (yet)
Web3 promised to revolutionize music. So far, it hasn’t. This blog breaks down why most projects fall short, and what it’ll take to build tools that actually work.
Inside JAM: Daniel Cukier on implementing Polkadot’s next big upgrade
As a core implementer of the JAM upgrade, Daniel Cukier brings both technical expertise and artistic sensibility to Polkadot’s next chapter. In an interview with Abigail Carlson, he shares how JAM is reshaping blockchain infrastructure, and why appealing to developers might be the key to adoption.
The Blockspace at Permissionless: How gaming is bridging the gap in Web3
From gaming demos to investor brunches and DAO-funded creativity, The Blockspace brought a fresh, hands-on energy to Permissionless 2025. Here's how Polkadot made blockchain feel real.