@kingsleys
Polkadot's 2025 cross-chain saga: JAM upgrade syncing 100+ parachains at 6s finality, DOT to $15 via 47.5% gaming influx. Prospects: $5.9B cap, BGT DAO empowering 20% TVL growth vs. Cosmos' IBC $2B edge. Layer-0 duel: DOT's shared security trumps ATOM's sovereignty (300 vs. 500 devs), yet 10% inflation bites. Investment arc: $50 by 2026 if slots fill—Odyssey outpaces, bridging Web3's fractured realms.