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In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by Shawn Tabrizi, Lead Developer at Polkadot. Polkadot is the first fully-sharded blockchain, i.e. it is a multi-chain environment. Polkadot enables scalability by allowing specialized blockchains to communicate with each other in a secure, trust-free environment.
00:59 Polkadot’s core value proposition
02:17 The optimizations Polkadot has focused on
04:25 The problem that Polkadot solves for blockchain developers
08:55 The bet against blockchain maximalism
11:52 Building an unstoppable blockchain ecosystem
17:10 What is best suited to be built on Polkadot
20:02 The current Parachain landscape
21:20 The Substrate blockchain development framework
23:42 Polkadot's core contributors
28:04 Polkadot's economic model
32:18 What role do fees and revenue play in a blockchain's value accrual
35:27 What are the best metrics to measure/value a blockchain?
35:27 Quantifying the utility of a blockchain's native token
38:27 Current challenges
43:37 Growth drivers
43:16 What's next for Polkadot?
In this episode of the Fundamentals podcast, we’re joined by Shawn Tabrizi, Lead Developer at Polkadot. Polkadot is the first fully-sharded blockchain, i.e. it is a multi-chain environment. Polkadot enables scalability by allowing specialized blockchains to communicate with each other in a secure, trust-free environment.
00:59 Polkadot’s core value proposition
02:17 The optimizations Polkadot has focused on
04:25 The problem that Polkadot solves for blockchain developers
08:55 The bet against blockchain maximalism
11:52 Building an unstoppable blockchain ecosystem
17:10 What is best suited to be built on Polkadot
20:02 The current Parachain landscape
21:20 The Substrate blockchain development framework
23:42 Polkadot's core contributors
28:04 Polkadot's economic model
32:18 What role do fees and revenue play in a blockchain's value accrual
35:27 What are the best metrics to measure/value a blockchain?
35:27 Quantifying the utility of a blockchain's native token
38:27 Current challenges
43:37 Growth drivers
43:16 What's next for Polkadot?