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September 8, 2023

Why You Should Become a Moonbeam Delegate

Delegates play a pivotal role in decentralized governance, shaping the future of networks through their entrusted voting power. By becoming a delegate, you can represent the interests and values of token holders in the decision-making…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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September 1, 2023

What is a Parachain?

A parachain is a type of independent blockchain that is connected to a larger blockchain network, typically the Polkadot network. Unlike traditional blockchains such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, which are siloed and can't communicate with…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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Decentralized Governance in Action: How Community Delegates Shape Moonbeam

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August 31, 2023

From Couch Potatoes to Power Players: How Moonbeam’s Voting Delegation Gets You in the Game

In May 2023, we launched a survey to collect community feedback about voting delegation in on-chain governance. 187 community members participated in the survey, which found that respondents are interested in governance, and increasing participation…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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Who is a "Community Delegate?" Understanding Their Role in Governance

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June 21, 2023

Who is a “Community Delegate?” Understanding Their Role in Governance

Decentralized governance empowers token holders to actively participate in shaping the future of a network. However, token holders don’t always engage directly in every decision due to time constraints, lack of expertise, or other commitments.…

Lina K., Moonbeam Foundation

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Moonbeam Routed Liquidity (MRL) is a enables the entire Polkadot ecosystem to tap into assets from external blockchains.

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June 15, 2023

Introducing Moonbeam Routed Liquidity

Moonbeam Routed Liquidity (MRL) enables the easy flow of crypto liquidity into and across the Polkadot ecosystem from other ecosystems like Ethereum, Solana, Polygon, or Avalanche. With MRL, users can move their liquidity to and…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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May 30, 2023

Why is Polkadot Called a Layer Zero?

Polkadot is a platform for interconnected blockchains that refers to itself as a meta protocol — or a “layer zero” — in the technology stack. This term isn’t widely used, nor is it widely understood,…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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December 22, 2022

Understanding XCM on Polkadot and How It Enables Cross-Chain Use Cases

Improving user experience is a goal at the forefront of Moonbeam’s cross-chain connected approach. Moonbeam is working to free users from the constraints of chain fragmentation by making it easy for developers to design smart…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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December 15, 2022

OpenGov: What is Polkadot Gov2

OpenGov, formerly referred to as Gov2, is the proposed next phase of Polkadot governance, bringing the next generation of decentralized, secure, and democratic governance to Polkadot. OpenGov is live on Kusama and coming to Polkadot…

Elizabeth Browning, Distractive

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December 13, 2022

Introducing XC-20s, the New Standard for Cross-Chain Tokens on Dotsama

This is an updated version of the article that was originally published on April 13, 2022. XC-20s are fungible tokens that are natively cross-chain ready and also act as regular ERC-20s. This is a unique…

Moonbeam Team

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August 4, 2022

What is Maintenance Mode?

The Moonbeam network officially launched on January 11, 2022. On launch, transfers and EVM functionality were enabled and SUDO access had been revoked. Due to the fact that Moonbeam was the first parachain to become…

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Why You Should Become a Moonbeam Delegate

What is a Parachain?

From Couch Potatoes to Power Players: How Moonbeam’s Voting Delegation Gets You in the Game

Who is a “Community Delegate?” Understanding Their Role in Governance

Introducing Moonbeam Routed Liquidity

Why is Polkadot Called a Layer Zero?

Understanding XCM on Polkadot and How It Enables Cross-Chain Use Cases

OpenGov: What is Polkadot Gov2

Introducing XC-20s, the New Standard for Cross-Chain Tokens on Dotsama

What is Maintenance Mode?

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