《Top 10 Key Figures in the Crypto World》⑤

Gavin Wood

—— The person who tried to connect blockchains from "islands" into a network.

If Satoshi Nakamoto solved trust,

Vitalik Buterin solved programmability,

then Gavin Wood focuses on only one thing:

👉 How can different blockchains work together?

1. Why did he leave after Ethereum?

Many people do not know:

The author of the Ethereum yellow paper is Gavin Wood.

He is also the inventor of the Solidity programming language.

But his departure from ETH is not a failure,

but a discovery of a new structural problem:

📌 Blockchains are becoming "incompatible islands".

2. What does Polkadot want to solve?

Polkadot is not another "faster public chain",

but a cross-chain collaboration framework:

The relay chain is responsible for security and consensus.

The parachains are responsible for different functionalities.

Shared security reduces redundant construction.

📌 The core idea can be summed up in one sentence:

Make blockchains interconnect like the Internet.

3. Why is Polkadot "slow to heat up, yet always underestimated"?

The reason is very realistic:

The technology is complex, and the learning curve is high.

It is not suitable for short-term speculation.

The narrative is too foundational, not sexy enough.

But in scenarios where long-term scalability is needed,

it remains an important alternative for institutions and developers.

4. Three practical insights for traders

① Cross-chain is a long-term need, not a short-term trend.

It addresses structural issues, not emotional ones.

② Technical route ≠ price route

Good technology may not immediately reflect in price.

③ Foundational projects are more suitable for long-term tracking

rather than short-term chasing.

Conclusion｜What type of person does Gavin Wood represent?

He is not a "storyteller",

but a bridge builder.

📌 A summary for Binance users

Interoperability is not a hot topic,

but it determines how far blockchains can go. $BTC $ETH #特朗普家族币 #美国讨论BTC战略储备