# Polkadot could introduce ‘common good’ parachains with DOT-based smart contracts

# Polkadot could introduce ‘common good’ parachains with DOT-based smart contracts

“# Polkadot could introduce ‘common good’ parachains with DOT-based smart contracts ” As Polkadot (DOT) gets ready to launch parachain auctions, a combined fundraising and market interest discovery mechanism, the team is realizing that some core features may be ill-suited for the auction mechanism. Polkadot parachains are somewhat analogous to the sharding proposal for Ethereum…

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# The Graph adds support for Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo

# The Graph adds support for Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo

“# The Graph adds support for Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo ” Following its mainnet launch on Ethereum in mid-December 2020, The Graph has today announced that it is integrating Polkadot, NEAR, Solana and Celo. As reported, The Graph is a protocol that enables programmers to build Application Programming Interfaces, which it calls subgraphs, that can…

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# Polkadot indicator? Data shows Bitcoin has been following DOT price for months

# Polkadot indicator? Data shows Bitcoin has been following DOT price for months

“# Polkadot indicator? Data shows Bitcoin has been following DOT price for months ” Polkadot (DOT) is seeing an impressive 180% gain in 2021 so far, surpassing XRP for fourth place by market capitalization.  Polkadot is a multi-chain protocol that has several “parachains,” similar to Ethereum Shards. DOT works on its proprietary technology called Substrate. The platform…

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