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Countdown 6 days!
Mubert's brand new DApp is about to launch — supported by @Polkadot Network !

This is a generative music, identity, and on-chain incentive platform designed for Web3 creators, and it's a key step for Mubert towards full on-chain integration.

Generative music, identity layer, on-chain rewards!
A complete Web3 creative toolchain — will be revealed in this release.

Early users will have the strongest advantage.
Waitlist is now open, and the window is very short:
dapp.mubert.xyz

So, who exactly is Mubert?

If you've heard the advertising music of top global brands like Canva, Adidas, FIFA — you have likely heard Mubert's sound without noticing its name.

It is the world's leading AI music platform @mubertapp:

🎵 Over 100 million copyright-free tracks generated
👥 1.5 million creators
🌍 Users around the world use it to create ads, short videos, podcasts, game soundtracks...

@PolkaWorld previously made a video introducing Mubert: it was already very strong at that time.

Now, it officially takes the next step, laying a real infrastructure for the creator economy of the Web3 era.

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#Mubert

💥Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF（NYSE: BITW）officially listed and announced the latest holdings —— @Polkadot Network （DOT）entered the top ten of the world's largest crypto index funds!

In the eyes of institutional investors, assets that can enter BITW are not only "large in market capitalization" but must also meet:

- Sufficiently stable liquidity
- Verifiable safety and compliance
- Able to withstand long-term screening and monthly rebalancing

In other words: this is a list of "blue-chip crypto assets."

In a structure dominated by BTC and ETH, Polkadot still firmly occupies a position, which represents a clear signal:

Truly secure, high-performance, and decentralized infrastructure is becoming an "unignorable" sector in institutional allocations, and Polkadot is the most representative underlying chain among them.

No matter how small the proportion, being listed itself is already a "ticket for access" to the institutional world.
#Polkadot

Share an interesting data observation👀

In the growth over the past year, among the top 10 L2s (by number of token holders), 4 have used the @Polkadot Network tech stack, totaling approximately 16 million token holders.

These include: Mythos, peaq, Unique Network, Astar.

The growth paths of these projects vary, but the commonality is that they are all built on Polkadot's multi-chain architecture.
#Polkadot

In the Web3 world, "scalability" is often simplified to a competition of TPS, but what truly determines the future limits of blockchain is never the numbers, but the underlying system engineering capabilities.

The real challenges, but ones that no one is willing to tackle, include:

Deterministic execution that can be reliably reproduced across networks and hardware — without it, large-scale on-chain computation cannot be credibly scaled.

A finality protocol that is low-latency and available around the clock — networks supporting payments and AI collaboration cannot tolerate instability.

Secure and lossless multi-core parallel execution — for blockchain to catch up with modern computing, it cannot remain forever stuck at the single-thread bottleneck.

Native interoperability without custodial bridges or wrapped assets — true multi-chain interoperability should resemble process collaboration in operating systems, rather than asset wrapping games.

These are not "sexy" topics, but they represent a watershed moment for whether Web3 can enter mainstream applications in the next decade.

Parity chooses to face these fundamental challenges —

Because Polkadot and future application ecosystems need an execution layer that can support global scale, rather than a performance illusion on paper.

True innovation does not rely on exaggerated data, but on engineering willing to tackle hard problems.
#Web3

💥 DOT has been included in the list of purchasable assets of the licensed digital bank GoTyme Bank in the Philippines!

GoTyme is a joint venture between the local largest consortium Gokongwei Group and South Africa's Tyme Group, currently boasting over 2 million users.
gotyme.com.ph/crypto
#dot

Stablecoins are starting to gain traction...

The parent company of @Astar Network , Startale, announced: it will launch the USDSC stablecoin (backed by M0's underlying infrastructure and supported by short-term US Treasury bonds)!

USDSC will serve as the core settlement currency for the Soneium ecosystem and the Startale App, used for payments, transactions, rewards, and e-commerce scenarios.

At the same time, STAR Points will be launched, a native incentive system where users can earn points by completing on-chain actions (holding USDSC, completing tasks, providing liquidity, using Mini Apps) to unlock airdrops, rewards, priority token allocations, and other benefits!

Startale stated: USDSC + STAR Points will become the growth engine of Soneium, providing a secure, transparent, and scalable 'digital dollar experience' to drive large-scale application and user on-chain adoption.

I hope ASTR goes up too...
#stablecoin

Less than 100 days until halving from @Polkadot Network .

On March 14, 2026, a brand new token economic model will officially take effect:

Total supply: from unlimited to 2.1 billion DOT
Annual issuance: from 120 million DOT to 55 million DOT
Inflation rate: from 6.8% to 3.1%, gradually reducing to zero over two years in phases.

This halving is not just a simple numerical adjustment, but a key design for the long-term economic robustness of Polkadot:

Network security and staking incentives
DOT staking rewards come directly from inflation issuance; halving means that the relative share received by each staker increases, while the reduction in inflation diminishes the dilutive effects of unstaked DOT on network security, thereby reinforcing the security-economic balance.

Scarcity and long-term value
Locking the supply cap at 2.1 billion DOT transitions network assets from inflation-driven to scarcity-driven, providing a foundation for long-term value accumulation and market confidence.

Economic governance and sustainable development
The phased reduction in issuance smooths market shocks and provides a time window for network governance, giving the community and developers sufficient space to adapt to the new economic environment.

Ecological incentive optimization
For ecological projects and liquidity providers, halving means that the relative value of each unit in future DOT issuance increases, making the incentive mechanism more robust and resource allocation more predictable.

This is not just a halving; it reflects Polkadot's self-regulation, long-term value creation, and ecological robust development. In the next two years, we will witness a more stable, sustainable, and clearly incentivized economic landscape of the Polkadot network.
#dot #Polkadot

This latest interview provides a great breakdown of Gavin's past experiences, revealing an extremely clear and almost stubborn main theme: he has never been about 'using the system,' but rather 'inventing the rules.'

At five or six, he explored the world on his own in a second-hand music high school without any manuals;
At nine, he wrote his own 'first line of destiny' on his first computer in his bedroom;
In his teens, he was not satisfied with playing games, but instead made 'Dark Times' and a homemade version of 'Bomber Man,' turning his classmates and magazine judges into players;
Later, he self-taught AMOS, C++, OpenGL, wrote games, created websites, tinkered with electronic samplers, and designed handmade board games—repeatedly transforming the world in his mind into a system that others could actually 'enter.'

These experiences may seem like a checklist of interests from a geeky youth, but looking back today, you will find another layer of something more significant—Gavin has not believed in the 'world defined by authority' from an early age; he cares more about whether he can design a fairer and more enjoyable world.

Whether it's the game rules of open worlds, or later Ethereum, @Polkadot, and the cryptoeconomics and governance designs behind JAM, they are essentially the same thing—not providing a path for people, but building an entire 'world where one can walk and explore on their own.' It's not about blind faith in authority, but about letting the rules themselves challenge authority.

So, when we talk about Gavin today, he is not just 'the founder of a certain public chain' or 'a tech whiz,' but we are looking at someone who started practicing with Lego and ultimately extended his imagination into games, hardware, board games, social systems, and Web3, how he uses his life to answer the same question:

'If rules are not meant to control people, but to unleash their creativity, what could the world be redesigned into?'

This is the truly captivating aspect of the following conversation!

Check out the latest article published by PolkaWorld at 《不信权威的规则设计师：Gavin Wood 从乐高少年到 Web3 世界架构师！》 #Gavin

💥Latest! @Polkadot Network Core developer bkchr has submitted the key code PR for implementing Block Bundling (500 milliseconds block time)!\n\nThis is an important milestone in the performance evolution of Polkadot:\n\n- Block time speed from 6 seconds → 0.5 seconds\n- Higher TPS, faster confirmations, stronger parallelism\n- Laying the foundation for performance bursts of JAM architecture and Elastic Scaling\n\nPolkadot is transitioning from "second-level blocks" to "sub-second blocks," and core performance is about to undergo a qualitative leap!🕶️\n#Polkadot

👀Polkadot adds "Privacy Payment" capability: Houdini Pay is now live!

Houdini Swap launches Houdini Pay and officially supports @Polkadot Network users.

You can now:

- Generate a Polkadot "Privacy Payment Link"
- Send the link to the payer
- The other party can pay with any chain and any asset (such as USDT, ETH, DOT, etc.)
- Both parties' real wallet addresses will not be exposed

Suitable for: creators, freelancers, DAO contributors, and users who need to protect their on-chain privacy.

This feature gives DOT users their first experience of "secure payments" similar to Web2, without the need to disclose on-chain identity or frequently change wallets!

Want to give it a try?👇
#Polkadot

💥Breaking News: @Polkadot Network receives support from Zodia Custody, significantly enhancing institutional participation conditions!

Polkadot Capital Group announces a strategic partnership with Standard Chartered Bank to invest in Zodia Custody, providing DOT with:

🔐 Bank-level custody
💼 Institutional-grade staking in a cold storage environment
🌍 Regulatory compliance coverage across multiple regions including the UK, EU, and Hong Kong

This is a key upgrade for Polkadot infrastructure, enabling bank-type institutions to participate in DOT asset management and staking returns under higher standards of security and risk management.

📌 Why is it important?

1. DOT gains the capability of "bank-level custody + cold storage staking" for the first time, meeting the core risk requirements of traditional financial institutions.

2. Zodia's client base signifies higher quality potential institutional users, including banks, asset management firms, family offices, and regulated funds.

3. The connection between Polkadot and traditional financial infrastructure is further deepened. This collaboration provides a clearer and more compliant path for institutional participation in Polkadot.

Official voices👇
🗣️ "To drive institutional adoption, the security layer must be absolutely uncompromising." — Polkadot Capital Group
🗣️ "Institutions want to participate in ecosystems like Polkadot, but the prerequisite is not to sacrifice security." — Zodia Custody

DOT's custody and staking capabilities receive comprehensive support from Zodia, a type of "bank-level custody institution," marking a significant step forward in Polkadot's institutional infrastructure development!
#Polkadot