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'Unfortunate': Solana Co-Founder Reacts to Polkadot's Downfall

Sun, 29/06/2025 - 11:02
Is Polkadot actually dead? Critics argue that project suffers from its technical complexity and lack of clear vision
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'Unfortunate': Solana Co-Founder Reacts to Polkadot's Downfall
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In a recent social media post, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has praised Polkadot, one of the key Ethereum competitors, amid a discussion about the gradual demise of the popular cryptocurrency project.

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He particularly praised Polkadot co-founder Gavin Wood and his team for their important contributions to the Rust ecosystem.

Yakovenko has acknowledged that Solana's development in Rust was less challenging due to the foundational work that was performed by the Polkadot team.

The post comes after a viral post on X argued that Polkadot was essentially dead.

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Polkadot, which famously raised $187 million during its 2017 initial coin offering (ICO), was hyped up as the ultimate "Ethereum killer." It enabled multiple parachains with shared security, seemingly solving the scalability problem.

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However, Polkadot never managed to deliver on its lofty promises. The project did not manage to come up with a breakout application that could capture real-world demand. The network continues to suffer from low user engagement.

Part of the reason why Polkadot struggled is the fact that developers found Rust, the primary coding language of the network, hard to use. The sophisticated and technically elegant blockchain turned out to be unusable for ordinary users. As a result, many developers ended up leaving the ecosystem.

The blockchain also has complex staking and governance ecosystems that are too complicated for new users.

Now, the network suffers from a lack of clear vision, which impedes its growth.

Polkadot (DOT), the native token of the network, is down a staggering 94% from the record peak of $54 that was achieved in November 2021. It has a smaller market cap than privacy coin Monero (XMR), which has faced a lot of exchange delistings.

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