What is Polkadot Hub?

• Hub makes Polkadot more accessible for users and developers. It is a gateway into Polkadot.
• Ethereum-compatible smart contract environment
• Built on PolkaVM, a fast and secure RISC-V based virtual machine (GitHub, Announcement)
• The initial block time targeted is 6s, with discussions to go to 500ms
• native support for native Polkadot features like Governance, Staking, and native assets like USDT, USDC, Snowbridge ETH
• access to XCM

Reading material:

• Original vision: https://www.rob.tech/blog/plaza/
• Parity Roadmap: https://www.parity.io/blog/polkadot-smartcontract-platform
• Technical Thread: https://forum.polkadot.network/t/asset-hub-migration-2025/11129
• Coordination Thread on the Launch Campaign

Rollout

Priorities

1. Working Ethereum-compatible ecosystem as foundation to build from
2. Integrate Polkadot-native features