@PortaldotL0 Official Developer Community
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🕵️♂️A huge thank you to every builder who took the time to design, code, test, debug, and ship throughout the hackathon.
From infrastructure tools to experimental applications, it has been great to see developers pushing ideas into working products and exploring what's possible on Portaldot.
Jun 8
🏆 Announcing the winners of the Portaldot Online Mini Hackathon S1!
Thank you to everyone who participated and built on Portaldot. Congratulations to all of the winners, and a huge shoutout to every team that made this hackathon a success.
Check the Winners👇
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Only On Portaldot🕵️♂️
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What's stopping you from building on Portaldot today?
Curious to hear what builders need most🤔
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@Portaldot Devs retweeted
Jun 3
🌐The Portaldot Explorer is more powerful than you might think.
The Staking tab provides a complete overview of network activity, including validators, nominators, staking participation, current epoch information, and more.
Looking ahead? The Events tab keeps you updated on upcoming on-chain events and important network activities as they happen.
🔗Explore the network yourself: portaldot.io/
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Running a Local PortalDot Development Node 🛠️
Whether you're testing runtime changes, developing applications, or experimenting with transactions, running a local node is the fastest way to build and iterate on Portaldot.
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Next, Extract the Package
Using the Ubuntu release as an example:
" tar -xzvf portaldot-testnet-ubuntu.tar.gz cd portaldot-testnet-ubuntu chmod 755 portaldot_dev "
Start a local single-node development chain:
" portaldot_dev --dev --alice "
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Open the Portaldot Explorer in your browser. Navigate to the network selector and choose Local Node.
The explorer will automatically connect to your locally running chain.
🔗Portaldot Explorer: portaldot.io/
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@Portaldot Devs retweeted
May 30
🕵️♂️The Portaldot Online Mini Hackathon S1 concludes at 00:00 UTC on May 31.
With less than 12 hours remaining, now is the time to finalize your build, review your documentation, prepare your demo, and ensure your submission is completed before the deadline.
🔗: dorahacks.io/hackathon/porta…
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May 28
5 reasons to build on Portaldot:
✅ Organic builder community
✅ Runtime-level architecture
✅ Hot upgradable logic
✅ Decentralized
✅ Builder-first infrastructure
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May 22
⛓️Most blockchain infrastructure talks about scale, performance, or interoperability.
But for developers, the first real question is simpler:
“How fast can I actually start building?”
This thread walks through how to connect to Portaldot using Python from SDK installation to local development and mainnet interaction.
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May 22
Next, establish a connection to the Portaldot mainnet node.
The endpoint connects your application to the live network, while ss58_format ensures address compatibility and the type registry enables accurate decoding of chain data and runtime structures.
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May 22
For local testing and development, switch the endpoint to your local Substrate node:
url = "ws://127.0.0.1:9944"
Running against a local node allows developers to test logic, transactions, and integrations in a controlled environment before deploying to Portaldot mainnet.
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@Portaldot Devs retweeted
May 22
💳Did you know Portaldot already has its own wallet extension available?
Here’s a quick guide on how to install the Portaldot Wallet Extension on your browser and get started, simple, familiar, and designed just like the wallet extensions you already use today
🔗:chromewebstore.google.com/de…
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May 20
The future of Portaldot is written by builders
One line of code at a time🕵️♂️
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@Portaldot Devs retweeted
May 19
🌐Portaldot Blockchain Explorer is now live
Track and inspect on-chain activity across the Portaldot network through a dedicated explorer interface built for transparency and accessibility.
Available data includes:
• Latest & Finalized Blocks
• Transfers
• Accounts
• Events & Calls
The explorer gives developers and ecosystem users a clearer way to monitor network activity, inspect transactions, and interact with Portaldot chain data in real time.
🔗Explore: portalscan.portaldot.io
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@Portaldot Devs retweeted
May 18
🕵️12 days left before the Portaldot Online Mini Hackathon S1 submission portal closes.
We now have 155 participants actively building on Portaldot.
👉Submit your project here:
dorahacks.io/hackathon/porta…
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