<p>In this episode, Brian Hoffman, Kraken’s Crypto Platform Product Lead, sits down with Derek Yoo, the CEO of Purestake to discuss his team’s Kusama project, Moonriver and Polkadot project Moonbeam. Join the conversation as they discuss the history and future of these projects and the chaos involved in getting a project ready for a parachain slot auction.</p> <p>Recorded June 1, 2021</p>

Celebrating Moonriver’s Win of the Second Kusama Slot Auction

In 2016, Gavin Wood launched the Polkadot project, a paradigm shifting effort to create a scalable and interoperable platform that uses a novel concept called parachains. With the opening of the parachain auctions in 2021, teams all around the world have been competing for a chance at winning a coveted parachain slot. 

On this show, you’ll hear from leaders and innovators building parachains on Polkadot and it’s sister project, Kusama. Whether this is the first you’ve heard of parachains, or you’re a defi aficionado, come with us behind the scenes as we explore the technology of the future, today.