Polkadot Re-poster

Don't trust. Verify.

The compute layer has officially become decentralized.

The @Acurast mainnet launched today, utilizing 169K smartphones to power a global, serverless network.

This ensures no single points of failure—delivering only verifiable, distributed compute for Web3.

Resilience is the one word that matters.

In Web2, truth is moderated, whereas in Web3, truth is computed.

Prior to the release of the Macintosh, the philosophy was paramount. Leaders like Steve Jobs were molded by the counterculture of the 60s, which embodied a rejection of the corporate uniformity and mass media dominance inherited from the 1950s.

While technology evolves, the ethos remains unchanged.

Web3 didn’t start with Bitcoin, nor is it simply “Web2 with tokens.” It belongs to a much longer lineage that stretches from the personal computer to the early internet.

These are tools designed to shift power from institutions to individuals.

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Last November, @Polkadotsub0 brought together the individuals actually building the next generation of decentralized systems.

If protocol design, digital sovereignty, and execution matter to you, be sure to watch these.

Full archive:

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOyWqupZ-WGveyUMAQNQVT0Ri0CY2YHoR&si=3ghDuk0_AizJAZQO

The year 2026 is centered around product development. This focus necessitated the prior completion of the underlying infrastructure.

In 2025, the successful rollout of Polkadot 2.0 took place, introducing:
→ Agile Coretime
→ Asynchronous Backing
→ Elastic Scaling

In the coming week, we will explore the functionalities and benefits that each of these innovations provides.

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A fresh year brings a renewed emphasis.

→ Innovations that truly count, established on the most robust foundation in Web3.

Introducing the Second Age of Polkadot.
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A Year of Development Ahead.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who participated in the efforts to build, inquire, manage, and enhance our initiatives.

In 2026, our focus will be on transforming our foundational work into tangible products.

Wishing a Happy New Year to the global Polkadot community.
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The Kusama runtime upgrade that took place yesterday marked two significant advancements:

→ Block times have been reduced from approximately 6 seconds to less than 2 seconds, thanks to Elastic Scaling.
→ Introduction of Revive: a comprehensive smart contract platform that operates on both PVM and EVM.

Developers can deploy Solidity contracts without modifications and utilize their well-known Ethereum tools.

Staking rewards on Polkadot operate within a cycle of approximately 24 hours, referred to as an "Era," which is typically divided among around 22,000 nominators.

In Era #2035, an event occurred involving an off-chain election tool that restricted the nominator pool to merely 3,000 participants. This limitation resulted in increased individual payouts for those who were part of this smaller group. Fortunately, the issue has been addressed, and the nominator set has now reverted to its usual number of approximately 22,000 nominators.