“The best way to improve @Polkadot is to build on it ourselves, fast, repeatedly, and in public.” In today’s Space Monkeys interview with @TheKusamarian, @gavofyork outlined Parity’s next decade: ✅ Product-led ⚙️ Open and verifiable 🌍 Built for everyday use Read key takeaways → 🧵Parity’s Next Decade: Building the Products We Need Parity founder and CEO Gavin Wood reflected on where Polkadot and Parity are headed next. The message was clear: the next decade is about products, building useful tools on top of Polkadot, openly and quickly. From Platform Builders to Product Makers For nearly 10 years, Parity has built the core technology that powers Polkadot—from its consensus engine to its modular SDKs and governance frameworks. Now, that foundation is mature enough for us to build on it ourselves. The focus is shifting from only developing infrastructure to creating practical applications that make Polkadot tangible in everyday life. These include tools for identity, commerce, and collaboration - built natively on Polkadot’s secure and interoperable framework. Fast, Open, and Verifiable Over the coming months, Parity’s small, agile teams will work in short build cycles, shipping early prototypes and refining the underlying stack through real usage. Every product we release will remain open-source and verifiable, so anyone can inspect, reuse, or build upon it. It’s the same principle that has guided Parity from day one - transparency, not trust. A New Economic Layer Parity is also researching how Polkadot’s native assets can power a stable and inclusive economic layer for builders and users. The goal is simple: make Polkadot’s economy resilient, useful, and accessible, while keeping all design work open to community input. Strengthening Culture and Collaboration As Parity grows globally, we’re investing in shared culture and open communication, creating space for honest discussion, diverse perspectives, and collective creativity. Our ambition remains what it has always been: to build technology that people can rely on, verify, and shape for themselves. The next decade for Parity isn’t about abstraction - it’s about application. We’re building the products we need on the platform we built.