The Polkadot project ($DOT ) quickly became one of the most popular blockchain networks, and so far among the largest blockchain networks in the entire industry. The buzz surrounding the Polkadot project (DOT) seems to be getting louder, so we wanted to compile and take a comprehensive tour around it, guiding those who are not familiar with the project and what it is about.

Polkadot is the bet of "Gavin Wood," the co-founder of Ethereum, to improve the scalability of blockchain networks. The surge in popularity of the project and its gains has been remarkable since its launch in May 2020. Since then, the Polkadot project has become one of the top 10 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, according to CoinGecko.

It connects blockchain networks with each other. It enables users to easily build blockchains using their own framework. It is a host blockchain that manages project security and their transactions.

The blockchain networks in Polkadot are also connected to other networks like Ethereum and Bitcoin.