Polkadot describes itself as a new generation blockchain protocol that connects several specialized blockchains into one system/network. Their main goal is to return control to people.

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"What’s unique about backing in @Polkadot is that it’s enshrined - it’s implemented natively on the protocol level and not on the smart contract level - gives us capital efficiency and censorship resistance." - @_sophiagold_, Engineering Lead at Parity

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👀 @_sophiagold_ of @paritytech in a deep-dive into why async backing is the most significant evolution of parachain consensus since the launch of the parachains.

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