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The Polkadot Founder: Polkadot Doesn’t Have to Be an “Ethereum Killer”

Amy Liu

Summary: Polkadot doesn’t have to be an “Ethereum killer” to succeed, according to protocol founder Gavin Wood. Wood acknowledged that the blockchain ecosystem is big enough for both protocols, but said Polkadot is essentially a “bet against blockchain maximalism.” He said the narrative surrounding Ethereum today is that “there only needs to ever be one blockchain,” but he ...

Polkadot doesn’t have to be an “Ethereum killer” to succeed, according to protocol founder Gavin Wood. Wood acknowledged that the blockchain ecosystem is big enough for both protocols, but said Polkadot is essentially a “bet against blockchain maximalism.” He said the narrative surrounding Ethereum today is that “there only needs to ever be one blockchain,” but he added that he never bought into that concept. “I think that there’s a very good chance that Polkadot and Ethereum will happily coexist.”

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