Polkadot system parachains
Start building with a comprehensive set of trustless, out-of-the-box functionality to launch Web3 blockchains and dapps fast and securely.
Accelerated time to market
- Focus on innovation and accelerate time to market by building products in an agile and modular way.
- Build confidently with first-class functionality for both current and future use cases.
- Route liquidity throughout the Polkadot ecosystem via a single location.
Singular network experience
- Develop dapps that operate on multiple chains benefiting from individual chain advantages.
- Create deeper, more accessible liquidity across the entire ecosystem by driving sufficient support to assets beyond DOT.
- Benefit from secure and reliable cross-blockchain communication via trustless bridges.
- Create familiar, engaging experiences throughout the Polkadot ecosystem.
Polkadot-driven security
- System parachains are part of and are held to the decision-making and security standards of the entire network. Their mission-critical functionality is governed by Polkadot's OpenGov.
- Just like Polkadot itself, system parachains cannot be influenced by a small group of decision makers. They are resilient to breaches of trust or changes against the interest of the network.
- System parachains are Polkadot – with technical and governance aspects handed over to the community.
Tap into core Web3 functionality
Easy-to-use, mission-critical features for the entire ecosystem.
- Asset Hub
A first-class interface for creating, managing, and using both fungible and non-fungible assets.
- Bridge Hub
A hub for trustless, decentralized bridges between Polkadot and other networks like Ethereum.
- Collectives
A location for on-chain collectives that cater to the needs of the Polkadot network.
Use cases unlocked
Explore how Polkadot system parachains serve the entire ecosystem.
- Asset conversion
- Facilitate the conversion of DOT/USDT-USDC with less friction via the Asset Hub.
- Multi-asset treasury
- Make treasury proposals in any assets like DOT, stablecoins, ETH, or BTC, without leaving a DOT governed zone.
- Fees in non-DOT assets
- Enable users to transfer assets in and out of Asset Hub without the need to hold DOT for gas fees.
- Trust-minimized bridges to other networks
- Communicate with other consensus systems like Ethereum – securely and trustlessly.
- Parachain token support
- Custodians, wallets, and exchanges can interact with parachains without needing to run additional nodes or infrastructure.
- Cross-chain liquidity bridge
- Leverage blockchain agnostic liquidity and interoperability to interact with the CeFi and DeFi worlds.
Boost the launch of your Web3 project
Polkadot uses its own scaling technology to host system-level components. Make use of this functionality to supercharge your Web3 blockchains and dapps.