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Defy what's possible
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Polkadot unites the world's innovators and changemakers, building and using the most transformative apps and blockchains.
[Join the community](/community) [Start Building](https://docs.polkadot.com)
A future led by you
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A network governed by a rebelliously innovative community
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Polkadot is a blockchain network of networks designed to challenge our assumptions, directed and governed by those who hold the DOT token. By holding DOT, you are part of the largest and most decentralized decision-making group in the world.
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### DOT token basics
Whatβs in a DOT? Dive into the utility token that powers the Polkadot ecosystem.
](/get-started/dot-token)
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### Build on Polkadot
Spin up a custom blockchain in minutes, or build the app of your dreams.
](https://docs.polkadot.com/develop)
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### Join the community
Join a chat, create content, or help champion Polkadot.
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Polkadotβs unstoppable momentum
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### 1.43 million
DAO members represented by total onchain wallets
### 1390+ referenda
created by the DAO since 2023
### $5 billion
staked economic security
### 600+ projects
in the Polkadot ecosystem
### 448,293
average MAA across Polkadot ecosystem in 2024 to date
Home to the bold and visionary
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Polkadot combines unbeatable technology and a strong community to bring inspiring projects to life.
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### NFL Rivals
Digital collectible card game
](https://nfl.rivals.game/)
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### Hydration Omnipool
DEX for low-slippage trades
](https://hydration.net/)
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### Acurast
Provide compute & earn rewardsβββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώο»Ώο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώββββο»Ώββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββββο»Ώβο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβο»Ώβο»Ώβββββββο»Ώβββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώββββββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβββββο»Ώβββββββο»Ώο»Ώβ
](https://acurast.com)
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### ChatDKG
Launchpad for trusted AI
](https://chatdkg.ai/)
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### Exiled Racers
Racing and prediction game
](https://www.exiledracers.com/)
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### Energy Web X
Enterprise energy asset solutions
](https://www.energywebx.com/)
[Explore Dapps](/get-started/dapps)
What are you waiting for?
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Weβre the most open, collaborative, passionate group of free thinkers, boundary pushers, creators, builders, innovators, and misfits. Share your ideas, projects, and vision for an open web. We canβt wait to meet you.
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### Get started
](/get-started)
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### Start building
](https://docs.polkadot.com/)
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### Explore funding
](/developers/grants)
Stay connected
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The latest news, notes, and notions from across the Polkadot ecosystem
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### 265Dots launches platform to connect institutional investors with the Polkadot ecosystem
265Dots investor relations provide institutional parties, family offices, and asset managers with a seamless gateway into the Polkadot ecosystem.
](https://polkadot.com/newsroom/press-releases/265Dots-launches-platform-to-connect-institutional-investors-with-Polkadot)
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ECOSYSTEM
### Copper and Velocity Labs partner to expand Polkadot custody
This collaboration marks a significant milestone for both organizations as they work together to enhance Polkadotβs DeFi infrastructure.
](https://polkadot.com/newsroom/press-releases/copper-and-velocity-labs-partner-to-expand-polkadot-custody)
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Technology
### Hyperbridge launches on Polkadot, unlocking secure, scalable cross-chain communication
](https://polkadot.com/newsroom/press-releases/hyperbridge-launches-on-Polkadot)
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COMMUNITY
### Polkadot is the Official Global Training Partner of Inter Miami CF
](https://polkadot.com/newsroom/press-releases/polkadot-inter-miami-global-training-partner)
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