Parity Technologies, the parent company of Polkadot, released the Polkadot 2025 roadmap, with the following highlights:
1. Smart contracts: Asset Hub adds support for EVM and Solidity, while PVM provides lightweight, secure and scalable solutions.
2. Elastic expansion: Multi-core architecture increases capacity to meet growing on-chain needs.
3. XCM v5: Cross-chain messaging upgrade takes interoperability to a new level.
4. Unified address format: Polkadot and all Rollups use a single address - more simplified and efficient.
5. Fast unlocking: DOT unlocking waiting time is shortened to bring a better user experience.
6. DOT as a universal fee token: Support for fee payment in Rollup - DOT becomes the universal fee for Web3.
7. JAM SDK: A new tool for developers to easily build scalable services.
8. SAFROLE technology: Block production using zkSNARK technology to achieve performance optimization.