Polkadot is a heterogeneous multichain protocol that connects blockchains securely through pooled security and interoperability. It allows for customized blockchains called parachains to be built using Substrate and connected to Polkadot, upgrading the network without splits. Kusama is Polkadot's canary network for testing features before mainnet. On-chain governance allows the network to upgrade itself through public referendums.

1. Dr. Radhakrishna Dasari
@DrW3RK

3. POLKADOT IS A HETEROGENEOUS
MULTICHAIN PROTOCOL THAT
CONNECTS AND SECURES
BLOCKCHAINS WITH POOLED
SECURITY AND INTEROPERABILITY.

4. POLKADOT IS A SET OF BLOCKCHAINS
THAT WORK TOGETHER AND TALK TO
EACH OTHER SECURELy.
TRANSLATION:

6. CUSTOMIZATION
BLOCKCHAINS ON POLKADOT ARE CUSTOM-BUILT AND OPTIMIZED FOR
SPECIFIC USES WITH A TOOL CALLED SUBSTRATE
*CHECK OUT THE NEW SUBSTRATE.IO WEBSITE FOR INFO AND TUTORIALS
ON SUBSTRATE
SUBSTRATE FRAME PALLETS
ASSETS
INDICES
SYSTEM
BABE
GRANDPA
TIMESTAMP
BALANCES
INDICES
TREASURY
COLLECTIVE
MEMBERSHIP
AND MORE...
CONTRACT DEMOCRACY ELECTIONS GRANDPA
OFFENCES SESSION STAKING SUDO
RUNTIME
SYSTEM
BABE
TIMESTAMP
BALANCES
INDICES
GRANDPA
SUDO

7. Three core technologies
libp2p Wasm GRANDPA
libp2p
CONSENSUS
WEBASSEMBLY
Staking GRANDPA Gov
system BABE
RUNTIME
balances
timestamp

9. Block 101 Block 102 Block 103 Block 104 Block 105
Upgrade
Governance -> Execution
Polkadot nodes run software which in turn runs a
“blob” of Wasm bytecode. This bytecode is stored
on-chain and is modifiable via the system itself.

10. FUTURE-PROOF
POLKADOT CAN EASILY UPGRADE ITS ENTIRE
NETWORK WITHOUT SPLITTING THE COMMUNITY
AND SPLITTING THE CHAIN
LEGACY
BLOCKCHAIN
UPGRADES
UPGRADE
This
BLOCK
101
BLOCK
103
BLOCK
102
BLOCK
104
BLOCK
105
IS A
SMALL
COOL
REALLY
KIWI
chain
..
!!!

12. Kusama: Polkadot’s Canary Network

22. (Typically)

26. X X
X

29. https://moonbeam.network/blog/opengov/

32. Polkadot Fellowship

33. Whitelist Origin Track

35. OpenGov NOW AVAILABLE ON…

37. https://moonbeam.network/blog/opengov/

38. On-Chain Governance: Use Cases
• Runtime upgrades
• Bug fixes
• Change of Network Parameters
• Schedule Parachain Auctions, Lease swaps
• Slash cancellations
• Treasury spending, Bounties, Tips
• Open cross-chain HRMP channels

39. Credit: @PixelTripp

40. Public Referendum Proposal Pipeline (Gov1)
• Add a Pre-Image
• Discuss with the community
• Submit the Proposal
• Get endorsed
• Proposal up for vote (Super majority approve)
• Proposal enacted after approval

41. Submit Pre-Image

42. Submit Proposal

43. Endorse Proposal

44. Vote on Referendum

45. OpenGov Referendum Proposal Pipeline
• Add a Pre-Image
• Discuss with the community
• Submit the Proposal in right track
• Add decision deposit
• Proposal up for vote
• Proposal enacted after approval

46. Submit OpenGov Proposal

47. Vote on OpenGov Referendum

48. Governance Discussions
• Polkadot and Kusama Direction Channels
• Discussion Forums - Polkassembly, Subsquare,
Polkadot Forum and social media etc.

50. Governance UX Improvements
• Intuitive Governance Dashboard
• Governance Support of Polkadot Wallets
• Governance Analytics
• Delegations and Delegate Performance

51. Polkadot Ecosystem Governance

52. THANK YOU
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RADHA DASARI
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