Community & Development - Polkadot hosted a builders party in Kerala, India, attracting over 50 developers [1] - The event featured Polkadot quizzes, idea pitches, Polkadot 2.0 deep dives, and hackathon tips [1] Global Reach - Polkadot is expanding its global presence with events like the builders party in Kerala [1]

Wen Polkadot 2.0???→ Early OctoberThat's when Polkadot SDK version 2509 will be released.After that, production deployments of Elastic Scaling (the final pillar of Polkadot 2.0) can begin. ...

So, wen Polkadot 2.0?Polkadot 2.0 has three core technical pillars:→ Async Backing ✅ Boosts rollup throughput.→ Agile Coretime ✅ Allocates coretime on a rental basis.→ Elastic Scaling 🔜 Rollups dynamically scale up their compute power.The passing of Referendum 1721 will enable the RFC103 runtime, which will be enacted on Monday September 8th.Once enacted, the Relay Chain Elastic Scaling feature is complete!Ref 1721 is currently passing with 100% AYE vote. ...

friendly friday reminderParity Technologies (@paritytech):Happy Friday, builders! 🎉Quick reminder that Parity is seriously levelling up @Polkadot infra in 2025🚀From 2x faster transactions to pay-as-you-go blockspace, Polkadot 2.0 brings speed, flexibility & scale.The future is modular, efficient, and here sooner than you think. https://t.co/kHzkNdX8Iy ...