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full interview drops tomorrow ⤵️

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🚨Upcoming Livestream: meet the minds behind the Harbour Industrial Capital Advisory Board. Learn how it supports investments into the Polkadot eco + ask questions in a live AMA. → Tune in Tuesday @ 2PM UTC

There was a change recently on Polkadot where staking "locks" are now "holds". This is causing issues with Ledger Live displaying balances. Please rest assured that these are only display issues. You can check your balance using another wallet or a block explorer like Subscan.

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Polkadot is Reinventing Its Foundations Gavin Wood shared some powerful insights at @Web3Summit that show just how far @Polkadot is shifting. It’s no longer just chasing scale. It’s reshaping the way it thinks about security, identity, and capital efficiency. The focus now is on creating a system that’s lean, resilient, and genuinely ready for what Web3 needs next: 🧠Cutting the Fat Polkadot plans to reduce its massive $500M annual security spend to $90M. Here’s what’s on the table: • Fixed fiat rewards for validators (around $5K/month) • Higher standards for validation (KYC, interviews) • Anon self-staking still possible, but more contained • Capped token supply at π × 10⁹ DOT with a biannual issuance step-down • All reward logic to be set transparently via OpenGov ⚙️New Era of Security with PoP Forget NPoS as we know it. Polkadot is shifting toward a Proof-of-Personhood + Individuality model. • Validators must prove identity, stake DOT, and gain voter support • Bad validators and their voters can both be slashed • Strong anti-sybil protections built in • More secure, lower cost, and more aligned with Web3 values 🧪zkJAM and Modular Security zk is still expensive, but Polkadot’s not waiting around. The plan: • Build a JAM zk framework using STARKs (not Groth16) • Start with storage proofs since compute is already fast • Long-term: zkPoP-JAM with layered security and recursive proofs • Elves protocol offers cheaper alternatives—being tested 🪙Stablecoin and Infra Play • A treasury proposal is coming to bootstrap a native stablecoin using DOT • Capital-efficient, decentralized, scalable, and inclusive by design • Oracles will support KYC and Web2 credential validation • “Web3 Outposts” are in development in Lisbon, Berlin, and Malta—bridging blockchain and real-world collaboration 🔐JAM Governance and Rollout • JAM specs = Gray Paper, updated publicly • Governance moves to an editorial board to avoid centralization • JAM 0.7.1 coming in August, with audits starting this year • SDKs and CoreVM dev moving fast, with EVM actor support baked in 📱Bonus: Identity-based UX is coming to life through gamified rewards, tattoo-linked profiles, and real onchain citizen apps.

With lower fees and quicker transaction times, users can experience FASTER and more affordable stablecoin transfers using the @Polkadot Network! “By integrating Polkadot Asset Hub, we’re significantly reducing the cost and time of stablecoin transfers—perfect for users who want to send funds to their loved ones across wherever they may be.” - Wei Zhou, CEO of