Georgie Weedon

2025 wasn’t a hype year for @Polkadot. It was a year of migration, consolidation, and hard engineering choices. @gavofyork reflects on the year Polkadot quietly became ready, and why 2026 is where it starts to show.

"The world is probably going to be a better place without authority and trust." @gavofyork on why he's spent over a decade building Web3. 0:00 - Childhood: Lego, self-taught programming 10:00 - Video games 14:02 - Board games 19:34 - Game design as blockchain architecture 25:11 - Philosophy on authority, living as peers 30:57 - Motivations for Web3 38:16 - JAM vs Polkadot development 42:48 - JAM technical: scalability 52:32 - JAM as neutral protocol 55:00 - AI dangers, Web3 as counterbalance 1:01:33 - Ethereum origin: Vitalik and whitepaper

Again and again, we are shown the failures of a centralized world.

.@Polkadotsub0 is off to a flying start! Gavin Wood @gavofyork in hologram mode delivers more on the Second Age of Polkadot. Then @SantiBalaguer dropping @Polkadot Mobile Alpha 📱 All before lunchtime.

Something’s coming.

The Second Age of Polkadot begins today. Today at @Polkadotsub0, @gavofyork returns to the stage to present the next evolution of @Polkadot, a human-powered, privacy-preserving Web3 built on Project Individuality. He’ll reveal how individuality, not identity, becomes the foundation for digital trust, and how privacy and participation can coexist without compromise. This is more than an update. It’s the blueprint for a future where individuals, not institutions, define the structure of the web.

From every corner of the world 🌍, teammates came together last week for our annual retreat to celebrate 10 years of Parity. This short reel captures just a glimpse of that journey for some of our team, a celebration of the people who make Parity, wherever they are in the world.💫

Tomorrow it begins🥳 Six weeks of building with Polkadot’s upgraded stack. If you’ve been waiting for a way into the ecosystem, the Polkadot Builder Party is your entry point. Register now. 🔗↓ polkadot.cloud/build-party

Gav's back!

Tuning in now! Regulatory Rewind going live in 2 mins...

Excited to tune in shortly @paritytech @TheKusamarian All things polka and web3

⚖️ Regulatory Rewind is back! From chaos to clarity - we’ve got you covered. This week, Eva, Gustav & Glenn break down the latest twists in the world of Web3 regulation so you don’t have to. Tune in & stay ahead.

@DeclanFox14 Good luck team!! X

This morning we were alerted to an issue at with the sequencer after a large bundle was submitted via eth_sendBundle, causing a temporary halt. The issue was mitigated quickly and system is back fully functional. We've removed access to eth_sendBundle for third-parties until we can conduct a full analysis. This removes any community-driven solutions for compromised wallets looking to claim today for TGE, but does ensure the TGE goes ahead as planned. The claim window is 90 days and will share follow up comms on next steps. BIG DAY

It's been a ride, excited for the next 10!

❤️ @shefiorg & @maggielove_

🚨NEW: The power of the #crypto voter is apparent in findings of a new survey commissioned by @Consensys and @HarrisXdata. Key takeaways show that: 📌92% of crypto owners say they plan to vote on November 5. 📌49% of all U.S. voters consider a pro-crypto stance important, with voters 13% more likely to cross party lines for favorable policies. 📌In swing state Pennsylvania, 34% of voters are open to voting outside their party if a candidate supports pro-crypto policies. In swing state Wisconsin, crypto is gaining popularity among blue-collar voters and Republicans have an edge there with 40% of voters believing the GOP will be better for crypto policy. 📌56% of voters support @realDonaldTrump’s pro-crypto stance, with a third saying they are more likely to vote for him because of it, while 54% of voters believe it is important for Kamala Harris to take a clear position on crypto. Check out the full report here: consensys.io/blog/new-data-…

Linea is the home network for the world. 🧵

Why is web3 important to you? We asked this question to builders during @token2049, and here's what they had to say:

We’re proud to share today that Consensys is ranked number 2 out of the Top 100 Web3 Employers! 🏆 We are grateful to our peers and the community who participated in the review and acknowledged Consensys’ company culture and values, employee development, approach to innovation, as well as compensation and benefits. Additionally, a big thank you to @calyptus_web3 for facilitating and publishing this report. 🔗 Learn more about Consensys, our principles, and this study: consensys.io/blog/consensys…

Today in The Wall Street Journal: #Web3forAll.