Gavin Wood: Where did Polkadot come from and how will it face the AI era?
Gavin Wood envisions a future that combines blockchain and AI, using blockchain technology to enable decentralized training and data sharing of AI on a global scale.

Gavin Wood envisions a future that combines blockchain and AI, using blockchain technology to enable decentralized training and data sharing of AI on a global scale.
Polkadot will launch a new network called JAM Chain. The JAM chain will be a stateless decentralized network. As Polkadot's new computing infrastructure, it provides multi-core computing capabilities and can even build smart contracts, ZK-rollups, etc.
Gavin Wood, Polkadot, and blockchain's game theory intersection for innovation
Parity Technologies, responsible for developing Polkadot, has recently been reported to be facing financial difficulties, leading to a significant number of layoffs.
Cathie Wood’s investment firm ARK Investment Management is the third-largest shareholder of Coinbase, reportedly holding nearly $9 million as of late June.
The U.S. SEC rejected the application for the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in early April and has not approved a spot Bitcoin ETF so far.
Blockchain startups building for the Web3 economy have attracted billions of dollars in venture capital funding this year alone.
Wood believes that Venmo is merely a follower of Cash App, which has generated more than double Venmo’s revenue from almost half the number of users.