⚠️ Polkadot 2.0 Network: Revolutionary updates and accelerated growth in 2025
Polkadot, once among the top 10 projects in the crypto market, is making a strong return in 2025 with the Polkadot 2.0 update, offering innovative solutions aimed at making Web3 more accessible and flexible.
Key updates and developments:
• JAM Upgrade (Join-Accumulate Machine): A technical update aimed at bringing transaction fees close to zero through smart and individual resource allocation.
• Coretime: A computing unit that can be rented as needed instead of the old auction-based system, allowing greater flexibility for small projects.
• Asynchronous Backing: Reducing block creation time to 6 seconds, increasing throughput by 10 times.
• Elastic Scaling: Supporting a larger number of applications and parachains while handling higher loads.
Growth of the Polkadot ecosystem:
• A 150% increase in unique accounts during 2024, with a strong entry of the Mythos network specializing in Web3 gaming.
• Increase in transactions from 13 million to nearly 40 million within one year.
• More than 216 active projects on the network, with the number of validators increasing to nearly 500.
• Significant improvement in decentralization (Nakamoto Ratio) exceeding 165 in March 2025.
Challenges and Criticisms:
• Criticism regarding treasury transparency and spending over $37 million on marketing campaigns during the first half of 2024.
• Accusations of geographic discrimination and favoring teams from Europe and America at the expense of Asia.
• Calls to reduce the inflation rate and regulate spending.
Prospects for 2025:
• Potential strong comeback for DOT among the "old" projects witnessing a revival.
• Notable progress in developer activity and clear institutional interest with requests for the launch of Spot ETFs by Grayscale and 21Shares.
Note: This is not investment advice