On the Polkadot network, an address is only active when it holds a minimum amount (currently set at 1 DOT). This minimum amount is called an existential dep...

A Planck is the base unit (the smallest subdivision) of a DOT.  In the early stages of the network, one DOT contained 1,000,000,000,000 Planck. On Augus...

Polkadot.js has been translated into several languages, including Spanish, Russian, Italian, Korean, and more. You can change the language settings under “D...

If you're having trouble making a transaction on polkadot.js, it can be useful to switch to another network node and try again. To do this, simply ...

If you have ever looked at transaction costs or other events priced in milliDOTs and wondered how much that is, we've got the math for you! 1 milli...

Polkadot is a completely separate network from Ethereum, which is why there is no contract address like you may be used to with ERC20 tokens.  Therefore...

Unfortunately scams are very common in the crypto space. With the growing popularity of Polkadot and Kusama, we are also seeing a rise of imposters trying t...

From your accounts page on polkadot.js click on the icon on the very right to open your account on the Subscan block explorer. (Alternatively you can also e...