Tag: Kusama

As the initial five Kusama parachain auction winners have been chosen between June 15th and July 20th, Moonriver, a community-driven sister network to the Moonbeam Foundation, became among them. Kusama is the sister network of Polkadot, serving as a testbed where much of the innovation is unfolding. Similarly, Moonbeam has its own sister that serves…

Parachains provide an original alternative to the current centralized internet infrastructure with its weaknesses. How does it works, explained by Alex Siman, founder of Subsocial, a Polkadot-based decentralized social network platform. The upcoming Ethereum London upgrade, along with the launch of Polkadot and Kusama’s parachains, has delivered a piece of good news to the crypto…

After months of waiting, the initial five Kusama Parachain auctions went off without a problem. The process was conducted between June 15th and July 20th, and five winners have been chosen. Let’s take a closer look – who are they? Parachains are custom, project-specific blockchains Integrated within the Polkadot and Kusama networks. Users can customize…

The ongoing Polkadot and Kusama auctions generate a lot of buzz in the crypto community. These twin networks, founded by Ethereum co-creator Gavin Wood, give developers an advantage to create new crypto assets and decentralized applications on top of the network, which is interoperable with other blockchains. The auctions are an important step in the…

Kusama, often called “Polkadot’s Canary network”, is designed to facilitate an audit system for Polkadot. Here’s a guide to deeply understand all that Kusama entails and its relevance in the industry. The blockchain industry continues to grow as new and better developments are storming the field. Asides from the need to build innovations that would…

After months of waiting, the first Kusama Parachain auction went off without a hassle. The now active Parachain has already begun successfully processing transactions, paving the way for future slot auctions. The first Kusama Parachain auction could happen by mid-June. Gavin Wood, Polkadot and Kusama creator, posted on Tuesday the schedule for the long-awaited Kusama…