Gavin Wood, Founder of Polkadot

About Gavin Wood

Gavin Wood is the creator of Polkadot, a long-running blockchain project. He returned as CEO of Parity Technologies, the for-profit Polkadot developer, in August 2025. Following his return, Polkadot reported its first quarterly profit in almost three years in the fourth quarter of 2025.

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• Company: Polkadot

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