Polkadot’s Development Activity Lands on High Ground with Network Upgrade Yet to Come

• 14,930 developers’ contributions were recorded on Polkadot’s GitHub in the month of September.
• Polkadot’s founder Rob Habermeier published a roadmap outlining a series of new in-development features in the network.

Polkadot, a decentralized blockchain network, has seen a significant increase in developer activity and ecosystem growth in September. According to data from GitHub, there were an average of more than 500 individual contributions to Polkadot’s codebase each day in September, up from an average of 300 contributions per day in August. In total, there were 14,930 developer contributions to Polkadot’s GitHub in September.

This increased developer activity is being driven by a number of factors, including the launch of several new parachains, the development of new features for the Polkadot network, and the growing interest in Polkadot from the wider blockchain community.

In September, Polkadot saw the launch of several new parachains, including Acala, Moonbeam, and Parallel Finance. These parachains are independent blockchains that are connected to the Polkadot network, which allows them to share security and scalability. The launch of these new parachains has increased the functionality of the Polkadot network and has made it more attractive to developers.

In addition to the launch of new parachains, Polkadot is also developing a number of new features. One of the most significant new features is Asynchronous Backing, which is a set of optimizations that will improve the scalability of the Polkadot network. Asynchronous Backing is set to be released on Kusama by the end of the year and then on Polkadot in early 2023.

The increased developer activity and ecosystem growth in Polkadot is a positive sign for the future of the project. It suggests that Polkadot is becoming a more attractive platform for developers and that the network is growing in popularity. This is likely to lead to further development and innovation on the Polkadot network in the coming months and years.

Here are some other notable developments in the Polkadot ecosystem in September:

• The Polkadot Treasury paid out over $72 million to fund projects in the ecosystem.
• The number of blockchains connected to Polkadot and Kusama reached 66.
• Over 140,000 messages were exchanged between chains via 135 messaging channels.
• Polkadot founder Rob Habermeier published a roadmap outlining plans for future development, including the ability to process up to one million transactions per second.

Overall, it was a very active month for Polkadot, and the project is showing signs of continued growth and innovation.