Press Releases - Ecosystem

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Parity leadership update

Gavin Wood steps down as Parity CEO and Björn Wagner, co-founder of Parity, to assume this position. Gavin Wood will step into his new role as Chief Architect.

Web3 Foundation partners with edX for Polkadot educational courses

The Web3 Foundation, in partnership with edX, the global online learning platform from 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), has launched Web3X, a series of foundational courses in blockchain technology and the Polkadot platform.

Tether Tokens (USDT) live on Polkadot

Tether Operations Limited (“Tether”), the company operating the blockchain-enabled platform tether.to that powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, announced the launch of Tether tokens (“USD₮”) on Polkadot.

Web3 Foundation launches Unbounded, a world-first in community-funded typographic fonts

Web3 Foundation is proud to announce the arrival of Unbounded, believed to be the first open-source, freely available and on-chain funded typographic font in the world.

Parity joins forces with Aventus to bring blockchain to businesses

Parity Technologies, a decentralized infrastructure provider for Web3 which enables blockchains to operate together at scale, has joined forces with enterprise-grade blockchain Aventus Network to bring blockchain offerings to the enterprise sector.

Polkadot scores highly on 'brand intimacy' metrics

A NEW study has been released which shows that Polkadot is a brand that is closely cherished by its community.

Interlay launches landmark trustless Bitcoin bridge on Polkadot

Interoperability network Interlay has launched interBTC (ticker: iBTC) - the first fully trustless and decentralized wrapped Bitcoin bridge - on Polkadot. iBTC is a secure way to use Bitcoin on other blockchains for DeFi, cross-chain transfers, NFTs, and more.

Polkadot maintains developer growth with strong Q2 metrics

POLKADOT, the multichain network and open platform for secure Web3 innovation, has hit a number of impressive adoption milestones. It is actively demonstrating sustained momentum and community support despite the current industry-wide downtrend.

Parity collaborates with Klaytn to boost its Metaverse growth

Klaytn has announced a major collaboration with Parity Technologies to help it achieve its vision to become the blockchain of choice for gaming and metaverse projects worldwide.

Web3 Foundation strikes a deal with Zondax for Ledger apps

Zondax, a front-line blockchain services provider, is announcing an exclusive collaboration with the Web3 Foundation to develop Ledger apps for Polkadot parachain auction winners.

Polkadot Decoded 2022: 4 locations, 3 continents, 2 days, 1 awesome experience

Polkadot is excited to announce plans to host a landmark live event in four separate locations across three continents over two days at the end of June.