Polkadot Behind the Code, Episode 1: The Idea, featuring Gavin Wood

Gavin Wood, Polkadot founder, Ethereum co-founder and CTO, discusses the idea for Polkadot and his vision for what he hopes it can accomplish.
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[@casperstats8542]

"The world, in some sense, belongs to coders.” - Gavin Wood

[@bobbybalooko5071]

Check out Charles Hoskinson founder of Ada. Dudes an amazing speaker, further along than DOT with PoS, has a grander plan and also a cofounder of Ethereum.

[@kkjj5128]

$49 > $10 scam

[@frostie1315]

@@bobbybalooko5071 how come the top crypto investment funds like polychain and pantera and paradigm and a16z all hold lots of polkadot but none hold any cardano?

[@bobbybalooko5071]

@@frostie1315 Why does Grayscale have cardano in its top three

[@jonagoat]

@@bobbybalooko5071 why do you prefer Cardano which has like 8 main chains while Polkadot can have unlimited parachains?

[@kewleodobop]

Amazing. We'll look back on this like an old-school Steve Jobs talk.

[@OHYEAHGAMEVIDEOS]

This man is on a mission. Good luck to him.

[@mackgren]

I’ve watched this video at least 10 times, and it never gets old. So excited for Polkadot and Kusama

[@timsoens1]

hahah same here

[@colemcleod4582]

Never gets old

[@alphaguy4877]

Same here, I watch it almost every 2 days.

[@hyperscaler]

This video is really inspiring. Makes me want to develop my own token.

[@fedrochristian]

same here

[@ZeeshanHaider-ey9gk]

Every time I watch this makes me feel like this kind of vibe is the future. From the ambiance, to the ideologies, to the nomadic, lightweight lifestyle, to the conception of a decentralized culture.

[@aarongaffney725]

It will be for many, but there will be room for all kinds. Cultures clashing and peace finally starting to emerge from 20th century chaos, people seeing that it's all ok, it's all good, languages and cultures only the outer, inside we are all pretty much the same. Everybody wants love, to be seen, and to be heard. We finally have enough Universal knowledge that we don't have to EFF up an entire generation of shildren, who then have to spend half their lives undoing the damage!

[@whitemamba00]

Polkadot is future, investing on Polkadot is like scouting 13 years age Messi

[@frannelk]

Hahahahaha 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@mrpreacherman]

Hahaha great analogy

[@KingMinosxxvi]

Do you know how many 13 year old Messi's there are/were....probably quite few. Cardano is the 16 year old Ronaldo.....I'll take him.

[@XShollaj]

Love both Ada and dot

[@rammy90]

Hahaha I love this comparison. 🐐

[@cyanrazorCel]

Well god damn, saying this project was a good idea is an understatement now.

[@VegasTrick]

@Free World Maybe you should take a look at bitcoin transactions per day, and then ethereum transactions per day. Ethereum has five times the use. Also, the way that Ethereum is creating decentralized autonomous organizations will completely change the world in ways that Bitcoin never can. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, then you are behind the curve, which is why you falsely believe that Bitcoin is the only one that matters. Educate yourself.

[@UpNoLoad]

"The world in some sense belongs to coders". I am sold! This is the future...present. Awesome

[@skiis1]

Wow I heard Polkadot could be on a huge rise soon so I came here to do some research and I really like this guy

[@bradleytobylee4945]

HE USE TO LIVE AROUND THE CORNER FROM ME HOW HAVE I JUST FOUND THIS OUT WTF IM SO FUCKING BAFFLED EVERYONE SAID HE INVENTED BITCOIN, AS A JOKE BUT DIDNT THINK IT WAS THIS CLOSE TO FUCKING REALITY

[@aarongaffney725]

It's gonna pop huge like SOLANA, BSC etc. AVAX and LUNA also great projects. But DOT is super dear to me.

[@wobby7055]

Reminds me a bit of Steve Jobs. Good job!

[@areufkingkiddingme]

But not an a hole

[@hyperscaler]

@@areufkingkiddingme and also knows coding unlike jobs

[@joannahzamora]

Wooow, amazing he came up with this idea 🤯

[@31srighter31]

Visionary person with the will to change the world. LFG

[@stormtrooper22]

LFG bro,we are going to the moon and to another universe probably😆

[@harysabarno1727]

a good leader, will never frustrate investors. towards success for polka dots coins

[@tahirraza2590]

Execution, visuals, effects and vocals-everything makes you feel like this is going to be the future

[@maannj]

This guy is a genius. I'm betting my money on him and Polkadot. The great thing, is people still don't realize it so I get to keep buying DOT at this discounted price.

[@Mr.SSG369]

smart move.

[@boardvision11]

👊🏼

[@tytbeats319]

How much does each coin cost?

[@Mr.SSG369]

@@z-7918 smart move mate.

[@Whale15]

@@z-7918 you can buy some more now for 7$. Then hopefully in a year some more for 3$.

[@SimoneBerardelli0]

Regardless of making money out of Polkadot, I hope the project thrives because it's really interesting.....

[@CryptoHustler101]

I swear Gavin is a monk , so soulful and full of life, amazing work guys we are finally going to reach new heights no one has ever seen! Thank you Gavin you are truly a master of blockchains!!

[@goldnutter412]

i too am very grateful for him and many many others out there.. same goes for all the researchers in the covid battle :/ so much negativity in the world.. i wont be adding to it ! i did a quick look at what the vaccines design is about, and i was very impressed with medical progress.. we are getting better together ! much respect to the smart hard workers who aren't.. well greedy assholes like many rich people.. i hate to hear "me and my family" umm well, the human race is my family.

[@XaraXura_]

In full swing forward. Good work. good luck (Polkadot) Gavin Wood

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

Ibiza! I KNEW you were/are a proper raver, Gavin! ✊😎

[@Punkels1]

Congrats on the launch of Polkadot today

[@sirus312]

this guy seems chill. if he's in ...I'm in!

It's amazing increíble espectacular, esta nueva era es fascinante !!!!!

[@remycar9947]

your going to make it Gavin!

[@nishantrao1717]

He is so humble in his thoughts.

[@MrBrainFeed]

Love this!

[@HUMANxZERO]

i love this man ❤

[@DiamondViews]

Need more of these kind of videos

[@christopherstallworth9957]

I've never been so inspired in my life! 🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@Legenda20SLO]

lol

[@stevenmartin6271]

Amazing video! Very moving.

[@larsleo7059]

Simply for using rust for the node implementation i love this project!

[@dipankarmondal2877]

greate Vidoes Polkadot , giving wood i think Economy Business Service

[@mastermind2096]

Gavin Woods is like a “Hokage” of blockchains with Satoshi

[@fedrochristian]

and vitalik

[@HeAdSpInNeR96]

Satoshi is on his own league. He would be Goku or something lol

[@AGSachiniAmarasinghe]

Really interesting

[@glaubenir]

this guy is a genius polkadot and moon.

[@timsoens1]

When are the next episodes of behind the code coming? I love it

[@miros1524]

Okay. I did not plan to watch this at all. Ended watching it as whole. Very nice shot and very inspirational video

[@drikdricter2998]

I just read about PolkaCover’s p2p insurance model. I honestly can't wait to be a part of it. 😵

[@carlosricardoziegler2650]

this video is amazing

[@moonkin.]

Where is the episode two?

[@xsApollo]

gooooo DOT ! I believe in this 100%

[@eliojordanlopes2883]

You are such an inspiration

[@criticalthinker7822]

Very interesting platform. New sub

[@SulcataKita]

Very good project, I very excited with polkadot

[@Redexn]

"This basically allows every coder to also be a businessman. Place an algorithmic service online and it's a self-sovereign, autonomous economically strong business."

[@crowfeedreactions]

The latest Depeche Mode album is gonna kick!

[@TheCryptoLifestyle]

i loooove you Gavin !!!!!!!!!

[@kamil20200]

We all do 😎

[@FindingUFO]

Love to project! Keep up the great work Gavin Wood!

[@sonnyjohnson8887]

Keep waiting for price to drop under $10.. it won't 🤦🏻‍♂️..

[@bluesheep54]

I was torn between ADA and DOT, but Gavin is so much more genuine than Charles. I feel I can trust Gavin to make DOT work.

[@FeistyJackball]

Why do you feel you need to choose between the two? Gavin says it himself - one chain wouldn't be perfect for long, and don't back one winner above all others.

[@bluesheep54]

@@FeistyJackball That's a fair comment. I guess I just feel the hype around ADA is out of proportion at the moment.

[@iqbalahdagita]

Proof of Work DOT vs Proof of Mouth ADA.

[@Uxuh10]

Cardano is shit, doesn't even work. Elrond is better than the two put together

[@bgaming531]

@@iqbalahdagita Please don't use technical terms this way, you confuse people who are new and come off as an idiot to veterans.

[@ftmoose]

Anyone know what event this was at? 3:40

[@cadillacjackson6797]

Great video

[@tigerslick1111]

It’s Dr. Gavin Wood, excuse you!

[@cryptofamily307]

when wil be next start ?

[@michaelmazzullo6104]

I'm gonna need that Kusama shirt... WHAT SIZE YEW IZ, Gavin?!?!

[@blitzio]

This is great, when are we getting Episode 2, 3, etc?

[@mohammad.wahediii]

woow great

[@xsApollo]

Does anyone know the epic song starting in the first 20 seconds

[@ericmalcolm3467]

I HAVE INCURRED SO MUCH LOSSES TRADING ON MY OWN...I TRADE WELL ON DEMO BUT I THINK THE REAL MARKET IS MANIPULATED... CAN ANYONE HELP ME OUT OR AT LEAST TELL ME WHAT I'M DOING WRONG ?

[@ricketsaaalv2979]

Trading with an expert is the best strategy for newbies and busy investors who have little or no time to monitor trade

[@ricketsaaalv2979]

I will advice you should stop trading on your own if you keep losing and start trading with Mrs Laura Morgan trading services

[@davidmolly545]

I lost £1200 carelessly trading on a platform then I was referred to Mrs Laura Morgan she recovered the loss and made an extra profit of £4600

[@scotjerkins5713]

Wow I'm just shock you mentioned and recommended Expert Mrs Laura I thought I'm the only trading with her

[@carlosbryan1109]

@@scotjerkins5713 You don't need to be shock because I'm also a huge beneficiary of expert Mrs Laura

[@SW-ej6pz]

very cool Gavin.

[@blinzi69]

what if you have an application that needs a throughput of 100k tps - you cant distribute that on many chains, it needs to run on one single chain. hows that possible on polkadot?

[@andrescolon]

Visionary.

[@badpolicems10]

magia foi lançada eu vi sua camiseta mr G, Wooooood

[@filevich]

i bought at $36, see y'all in 2025

[@erikappel3529]

Same, want atleast 50k a coin

[@rateme6166]

@@erikappel3529 youre dreaming

[@erikappel3529]

@@rateme6166 true

[@kozue___777]

bought the dip at 25. see ya in one year, it'll be huge already

[@epicgamer0007]

@@kozue___777 only have 3 here. I have a kusama too though

[@nunomedeiros6998]

Congrats! Very good project. When the next episodes? Cheers

[@deepfriedcherrypie5366]

I'm long, and I'm strong, and I'm down to get the gainers on!

[@paulzender81]

thank you Gavin!

[@mendoza2489]

Is it just me or is the background music on point!?

[@brettharter143]

its meant to make it sound super edgy so you buy into there pyramid

[@xTimbo23]

Polkadot will change the world

[@ahmedabdulrahman8363]

inspiring

[@nithshan985]

So with Polkadot we will have a Internet with a Value? So what does all the websites need to do to connect to the Polkadot network?

[@SvezaNX]

where is episode 2?

[@joaquinyoup1982]

Its up to us to make episode 2

[@axk2079]

"well the keyboard is going to be mightier than the pen pretty soon" "the world in some sense, belongs to coders" ...speechless

[@victoriamanley9961]

Congrats.

[@mohammadmazidsayeed3918]

Which are the authentic mobile app to purchase polkadot ?

[@P8860]

atomic

[@donkorleone3832]

Binance

[@OVA-Hamam]

I beilive in you guys ! It was good job ! It`s was great project at all of CryptoWorld !

[@sonnyjohnson8887]

nice project . hope entering at $17 / dot is like Ethereum when it was at that price .

[@olly-4674]

only 45k views... and dot is at 25 bucks... weird?

[@whitemamba00]

that's good actually, It's better to be improve quietly instead of being under spotlight like Dogecoin lol I'm very sure that Polkadot will surpass all market in 2-3 years. I really believe this project. I sold my all altcoins and I just invested on Polkadot

[@mackgren]

I like your style whitemamba00🤙

[@HS-nf7tf]

@@whitemamba00 I did the same. It doesn't need to "win" the crypto wars in order to be a success. Truly awesome project.

[@user-hk6tp7cy9k]

POLKADOT will 45000 dollars........someday~~~~~~~~~~^^!!!

[@applelin2373]

I am convinced that polkdot will have its own piece of sky in the future

[@user-lw2vx6cl7r]

$3.7 rn

[@fedrochristian]

Gavin, in some sense, is the Steve Jobs of blockchain

[@Whale15]

No

[@KingMinosxxvi]

What 's witht the room full of guys with there shirts off?

[@alviolampis]

Gavin Good.

[@awangjeme2531]

The world will be ease if all crypto technology advances in future. Thanks polkadot team.

[@wolfgangtierlieb2879]

wow...

[@jes9130]

this needs attention, this is something

[@hieunguyencrypto2380]

amazingg

[@nursejean903]

Multi chain like multi pass

[@vanyasimon]

I want $1000 dot by the end of this year atleast

[@boardvision11]

It’ll get there one day guaranteed

[@Rubenburgoss]

Ibiza for the win

[@umeedsherpa533]

Time to learn to code

[@georgemavimbela]

same here

[@RishiSharraf]

He cares for Peoples

[@Gorduxu]

Bye eth,ada

[@StefanSu91]

I've been researching multiple Cryptos and Blockchains, and every video has the same comments. "This will change the world" type... Just trying to give you guys some perspective. If Polkadot is the only one in your book, you should rethink the situation. The are a few more that are worth noticing before placing your life savings on a single one.

[@Lions4322]

Fair point. What other chains and cryptos do you find interesting?

[@StefanSu91]

@@Lions4322 Cardano is my top pick at the moment, polkadot, BNB is a maybe but I am already turned off by it, Litecoin partnering with PayPal seems promising. Bitcoin maybe as a short term investment but I can’t figure out the point of it besides being a rarity. Not into Ethereum as much as Cardano or Polkadot seem superior but I am worried that the mass adoption of Ethereum may win at the end. Cardano is extensively researched and it looks great long term, but it is taking it’s time and I’m afraid that it will miss the boat. Aside from that, still looking.

[@JulianMerghart]

No idea

[@chysen]

Beautiful and inspiring video!

[@ElenaBG3]

Gavin Wood for the win

[@juanchoo8989]

Amazing!! Keep doing great work!

[@badex3301]

this is going to change the world

[@gamingbtc]

Unlikely. It's ignorant to think you're just going to show up and blow away other projects like Cardano and ETH that have hundreds of devs working for years.

[@badex3301]

@@gamingbtc you apparently have not done your research. It’s recent run ($4 -$20)/dot should tell you a lot about the momentum behind it. It’s 3 x easier developing for DOT than ETH thanks to its use of substrate. Don’t even get me started on it’s little brother - kusama. make no mistake, there’s space for every blockchain but ETH and DOT will be the dominant ones

[@gamingbtc]

@@badex3301 You confuse retail coin pumping for actual utility. You talk about development...I'm honestly looking to do research here. What are people developing or what HAS been developed on DOT that is meaningful so far? Is there somewhere I can see this?

[@badex3301]

@@gamingbtc it’s not retail. The price action over the past few days was in anticipation of the DOT parachain lunch and also due to the fact that Polkadot has the highest staking compared to other blockchains. the staking means less DOT in circulation. Over 61% are staked. Also, it appears You’re probably new to the crypto space else you'd be familiar with a few of them here's a primer on Polkadot for you - you medium.com/coinmonks/polkadot-dot-mind-blowing-potential-project-45d359adff53 then here are a few projects that have been developed and launching soon. XRT robonomics, ACALA, POLKSTARTER and the top defi projects on ETH have announced their polkadot version. ETH Metamask version for polkdot is up and running too. Most of this project did a 5 -10x in price over the past week. Google is your friend

[@gamingbtc]

@@badex3301 I just read it has 13.72% staking rewards annual yield. This is likely the reason over any pumping compared to substantial development at this time.

[@itsreallyrona]

The world does indeed belong to coders!

[@lutaayam]

I like him

[@hisetip]

Despite being used for voting in Referenda, what other use does DOT have?

[@mendoza2489]

All this great info and I'm like, that's interesting, he walks very similarly to Keanu Reeves... I know I'm weird.

[@profoundwill43]

He kinda looks like Tom Green too

[@gilang600]

best