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The PolkaStar—From the “Planet” Trade to the “Galaxy” Trade
Half a year after the Polkadot mainnet was launched, known as the “Ethereum Killer,” it immediately ranked among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. Its unparalleled capital and technical strength have not only been recognized by developers from all walks of life, but also by investors. Favored, the market reacted strongly. Previously, many industry experts at home and abroad have successively published a lot of opinions on the development direction of blockchain. Among them, there are three points about the summary of cross-chain technology, namely “blockchain interoperability”, “ease of use” and ” Scalability”.
As DeFi (decentralized finance) has exploded from Ethereum with a market value of up to 20 billion U.S. dollars since 2020, and recently BTC has risen to 30,000 U.S. dollars, these three mountains make people urgently need a mature Cross-chain technology, because the market value of DeFi almost only exists in Ethereum, and BTC, which accounts for 66% of the total market value of the blockchain, cannot release its huge vitality.
If we want to connect all the public chains together, instead of isolated islands of information, the hidden wealth behind it can only be exploited with the help of mature cross-chain technology.
Fortunately, in the second half of 2020, the Polkadot ecosystem led by Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood has made great progress. The 100-parachain 1000-person verification plan has been completed by 70%, and the Polkadot system has 1.02 billion. DOT is worth about 6 billion U.S. dollars, of which about 3.7 billion U.S. dollars have been staking. In just 6 months, Polkadot has become the largest network pledged by capital value.
Perhaps we can cheer, the real cross-chain era is finally here!
Based on the cross-chain consensus NPOS mechanism, the PolkaStar development team from the United States has embarked on the path of being a strong man from the beginning. When other aggregators are still struggling to find prey on a public chain, they have a rich blockchain PolkaStar, which has experience in investment management, has focused on several public chains and made full use of Polkadot’s native interoperability, which is the most basic structure for arbitrage.
Among all the current blockchains, only PolkaStar has started the aggregation arbitrage on polkadot. Through the parallel chain design, communication coordination, transaction and authentication management are carried out simultaneously to achieve rapid arbitrage.
This is like, from the begining, people can only do business on one planet, and now they can do business on multiple planets without limit. Not only the market has become bigger, the products have increased, and the trade volume has also increased exponentially. The significance of this for ordinary investors is that they can get the maximum profit through an optimal investment portfolio as much as possible.
From a functional point of view, the financial products on the parachain will be the core role of the Polkadot ecology, mainly creating various financial products to enrich the Polkadot ecology and increase the value of the blockchain network, while the fisherman of the PolkaStar is responsible for monitoring the new According to the conditions and constraints of the contract, the most suitable product is selected for nomination, and finally the data is integrated into arbitrage after verification by the smart contract.
The development team of PolkaStar believes that the blockchain should not be a financial game for the minority and elites, but an inclusive finance with the Internet of everything.
At present, there are many decentralized financial products that blockchain investors can choose. Take Staking as an example. Ordinary investors must first reach a higher threshold to participate, and they will often not be able to achieve the best price in subsequent operations. Or the lowest slippage can get more profits, and in the current blockchain world, not only the pledge yield is very low (as low as 4.9%), frequent operations also exploit the income due to the pledger, transaction fees, gas fees, etc. The decrease in value flow caused by it is also the loss of the pledger, which urgently needs a “network” that produces an optimization effect.
So, can the world’s first low-value pledged, automatic interest-bearing PolkaStar cross-chain aggregator change the current situation of investment difficulties and slow financial management for ordinary investors?
Up to now, the number of projects deployed in the Polkadot network is about to reach 300. As the star DeF project among them, PolkaStar has built a complete DeFi operating system based on Polkadot’s Substrate framework. The homogeneous parallel chains in the Polkadot ecosystem can be Directly access the DeFi application in the PolkaStar system, and support PolkaStar’s affiliate tokens and financial primitives through the XCMP inter-chain communication protocol, providing users with more investment opportunities and maximizing the savings income based on the PolkaStar stablecoin.
According to the PolkaStar developer, by connecting to the Polkadot network to become a parachain, the design of the parachain has further improved operational efficiency, improved cross-chain communication problems, and provided investors with more financial project solutions on the chain. Improve operability, so as to obtain more and faster arbitrage opportunities.
PolkaStar aims to provide users with the best source of liquidity. The partnership with the Polkadot ecosystem can accelerate the realization of this goal. Once the PolkaStar-Ethereum bridge is activated, DeFi users will be able to take advantage of PolkaStar’s fast transaction speed and lower The gas cost to complete the transaction.
PolkaStar can be regarded as a fund management company in the traditional financial market. The traditional fund team makes portfolio investment through human judgment to obtain income, while PolkaStar replaces the centralized management team through smart contracts, which is decentralized. In cross-chain financial products, the best and most suitable points are constantly searched for transactions to expand the income, and the income obtained is then distributed to participating investors according to the distribution principle.
PolkaStar uses the fully modular and flexible Substrate tool to mix and match off-the-shelf components and build core business logic, while the rest is left to the framework, which can realize direct communication arbitrage between different blockchains, which is equivalent to entering from a local area network With the Internet, different individuals and regions can be connected to each other until all individuals are connected together, which greatly improves the efficiency of value transfer and truly achieves inclusive finance.
Therefore, the entry threshold of PolkaStar is much lower than that of ordinary DeFi, and the operation is more close to the people. Through PolkaStar’s inter-chain communication scheduling, investors can automatically find the decentralized financial products with the highest yield through established smart contracts and participate in the acquisition of top mines. Profiteering. On the other hand, you can also enjoy the dividends of other chains brought by the PolkaStar cross-chain mechanism, which ensures that the system can discover the process of quickly obtaining arbitrage opportunities in time and strive for more profits for users.
PolkaStar allows rapid information transmission and communication between all parachains. The PolkaStar Communication Bridge monitors the information transmission between all parachains and obtains the fastest prompt; automatic pledge to quickly occupy and pledge the defi project, in fast arbitrage circulation of first ore between each parallel chain. Let the value be realized quickly.
From the perspective of ease of use, in the entire aggregation system, PolkaStar’s main supervision and control object is the financial products on the parachain. These various financial products are used to enrich the Polkadot ecology and increase the value of the blockchain network. The PolkaStar will form an automated financial system that monitors the operation of the latest DeFi system on all chains, communicates and dispatches directly at the right time, and the smart contract will automatically seize the first mining opportunity and automatically carry out mining arbitrage under preset conditions. Use the fastest speed and trading strategy to obtain profits in various DeFi projects.
All of these are circulated on a transparent chain. PolkaStar has built a complete positive circulation system to enable more and more people to participate. The more cross-chain financial networks that PolkaStar enables, such as cross-chain lending and transactions. The more DAPPs such as, liquidity mining, synthetic assets, futures, options, etc. run, the robustness and arbitrage space of the network will be better and greater. This is the guarantee of the prosperity of the entire PolkaStar system, and at the same time fast The network and arbitrage space also ensure the continuous and stable growth of the entire system.
2021 is meant to be the year of cross-chain domination!
The founder of Polkadot hopes to create a more general and abstract model to solve some of the problems in the blockchain industry, with the goal of “Make blockchain great again”. The vision of PolkaStar, which has advantages in technology and ideas, is: “Let blockchain finance radiate vitality!
The first step is PolkaStar to build a decentralized aggregate DeFi arbitrage system, and quickly establish a cross-chain DeFi mortgage interest generation, arbitrage monitoring, and income settlement system.
The Polkadot Galaxy will bring the interoperability of the network to a new level. It will be a brand new cross-chain operating system that supports the cross-chain interaction of other chain DAPP projects. By aggregating various decentralized financial derivatives, it provides a complete operating platform for the entire blockchain network. And create a new ecology. Become a new way of expressing the value flow of blockchain.
As ordinary investment and financial planners and blockchain practitioners, we can also look forward to the different things that PolkaStar developed based on cross-chain technology can bring, so that everyone has the opportunity to participate in the blockchain. From the ordinary “planet” trade expand to the “galaxy” trade, and finally achieve the real inclusive finance!
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Tel Aviv–Jaffa business leader Said Abulafia shares lessons from a historic Arab family-owned bakery that has served customers for nearly 150 years.
Tel Aviv–jaffa, Israel, 22nd July 2026, ZEX PR WIRE— Most businesses do not make it to ten years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 34.7% of private-sector establishments born in 2013 were still operating in 2023. Family businesses face another challenge: only about 30% transition to the second generation, and roughly 12% remain viable into the third.
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That makes Abulafia Bakery’s history unusual. Founded in Jaffa in 1879, the historic Arab family-owned bakery has operated for nearly 150 years through political change, economic pressure, shifting customer habits, and several generations of family leadership.
Said Abulafia believes the bakery’s long history offers practical lessons for modern businesses trying to survive.
“When people hear that the bakery started in 1879, they think about history,” says Abulafia. “I think about responsibility. Every generation had to make decisions that kept the business alive. That is the real lesson.”
Longevity Starts With Trust
For Abulafia, the bakery’s staying power begins with customer trust. Customers return because they know what to expect. They recognize the product, the place, and the experience.
Modern businesses often focus on attention. Abulafia believes trust matters more.
“A customer who comes once is important,” he says. “A customer who comes back with their children or grandchildren tells you something much deeper. It means the business became part of their routine.”
That kind of loyalty is not built by a single strong campaign. It is built through years of consistency.
Consistency Is Not Old-Fashioned
In a fast-moving business environment, consistency can sound plain. Abulafia sees it differently.
For a bakery, consistency is operational. Ingredients must be reliable. Production has to stay controlled. Service has to feel familiar. Small changes are noticed quickly.
“If something changes in the product, regular customers know,” he says. “They may not explain it in technical terms, but they feel it. That is why consistency is not just a nice idea. It is part of the business model.”
Adaptation Without Losing Identity
Abulafia says one of the biggest challenges for heritage businesses is knowing what to change and what to protect.
A business founded in 1879 cannot operate exactly as it did in earlier generations. Costs change. Customer behavior changes. Competition changes. Operations must improve.
At the same time, moving too far from the core identity can weaken what has kept the business going.
“You have to modernize carefully,” says Abulafia. “If you change everything, you lose the reason people trusted you. If you change nothing, you fall behind. The work is finding the line between the two.”
What Modern Businesses Can Learn
Abulafia believes the bakery’s history offers several lessons that extend beyond hospitality.
First, businesses need a clear core. They should understand what customers return for and protect it.
Second, growth should not come before stability. A weak system becomes harder to manage as it expands.
Third, businesses should listen to repeat customers. Long-term customers often notice operational problems before leadership does.
“People talk a lot about innovation,” he says. “But sometimes the best information comes from a customer who has been coming to you for 20 years and notices when something feels different.”
Pressure Reveals Weakness
The bakery has faced many periods of uncertainty, including the COVID-19 pandemic, supply disruptions, rising costs, and fluctuating demand. Abulafia says those periods forced the business to simplify and strengthen its systems.
“When conditions are easy, you can ignore problems,” he says. “When pressure comes, every weakness becomes visible. That is when you either fix the system or keep repeating the same mistakes.”
For Abulafia, pressure is not only a challenge. It is a test of how well a business is built.
A Call to Study Businesses That Last
Abulafia encourages entrepreneurs, operators, and family business owners to study long-running businesses, not only fast-growing ones.
Many modern business stories focus on rapid scale. Abulafia believes there is equal value in studying enduring companies.
“A business that lasts for generations has already answered questions many newer businesses are still trying to solve,” he says. “How do you keep trust? How do you adapt? How do you stay useful to people over time?”
Call to Action
Abulafia encourages business owners to take practical steps:
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Identify what customers truly return for
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Protect the parts of the business that create trust
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Make changes gradually and measure the impact
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Listen closely to long-term customers
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Build operations that can survive difficult periods
“Longevity is not one big decision,” he says. “It is many small decisions made well over time.”
About Said Abulafia
Said Abulafia is a Tel Aviv–Jaffa-based business leader involved with Abulafia Bakery, a historic Arab family-owned bakery established in Jaffa in 1879. His work focuses on preserving the bakery’s legacy while adapting operations for modern customers, changing markets, and long-term continuity.
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New York City, NY, USA, July 22nd, 2026, FinanceWire
Knot, the leading merchant connectivity platform, has announced its partnership with RBC, Canada’s largest bank, to make RBC cards the default payment method for millions of cardholders wherever they spend. Using Knot’s CardSwitcher, RBC cardholders can set their RBC card as the saved payment method at their favorite merchants directly from the RBC mobile app, without manually entering card details. The partnership marks Knot’s first expansion beyond the United States.
Keeping RBC Top of Wallet
One of the hardest moments in payments is the first one. When a cardholder gets a new RBC card, putting it to use means hunting down every merchant where a card is already saved and updating each one by hand, so a new card often sits idle for weeks before it sees real spend. The partnership removes that friction. From the RBC app, cardholders add their RBC card to their preferred merchants in a few taps and set it as the saved payment method at the places they already spend, from the day the card is in hand.
For RBC, that means a card that goes to work immediately instead of waiting to be activated across a cardholder’s everyday spend. Placing the card as the default at the merchants cardholders use most keeps it top of wallet, turning a new RBC card from an occasional choice into a go-to payment method from the start and driving repeat spend and deeper loyalty to RBC.
Expanding into Canada with the Country’s Largest Bank
For years, Knot has built the merchant connectivity layer across the United States, linking the people, financial institutions, and merchants behind everyday spend. RBC is where that infrastructure goes international for the first time. Canada is Knot’s first market beyond the U.S., and launching it with the country’s largest bank sets the standard for every market that follows.
RBC did not become Canada’s largest bank by standing still. They move early, they invest in their clients, and they push the industry forward. That is exactly the kind of partner Knot wants to build alongside, and the reason RBC is the right first step into a new market. Bringing CardSwitcher to Canadian cardholders is the start of a longer roadmap, both for what Knot and RBC build together and for where Knot goes next.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance. Its success comes from the 101,000+ employees who leverage their imaginations and insights to bring the company’s vision, values, and strategy to life so it can help its clients thrive and communities prosper. As Canada’s biggest bank, and one of the largest in the world based on market capitalization, RBC has a diversified business model with a focus on innovation and providing exceptional experiences to its more than 19 million clients in Canada, the U.S., and 27 other countries. Learn more at rbc.com.
About Knot
Knot is the leading merchant connectivity platform, simplifying how consumers, merchants, and financial institutions interact. CardSwitcher is the foundation of Knot’s product suite, letting users update and manage card-on-file payments across hundreds of merchants. Building on the same connectivity infrastructure, TransactionLink delivers SKU-level transaction data, and SubManager gives users a single place to view and manage their subscriptions. By removing friction at every step, Knot helps financial institutions grow engagement, loyalty, and spend.
Users can learn more at KnotAPI.com and connect with Knot on X (@KnotAPIs) and LinkedIn (LinkedIn.com/company/KnotAPI).
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New York City, USA, July 22nd, 2026, FinanceWire
RedotPay, a global stablecoin-based payment fintech, today announced it has been named to CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2026 list, in the Payments category. RedotPay’s inclusion in the prestigious list reflects the growth of the company, which is the global leader in stablecoin consumer payments by volume and has over eight million users.
The list is compiled independently by CNBC and Statista, based on the past year’s performance data. Now in its fourth edition, the list honors 500 companies across nine market segments — Payments, Wealth Technology, Neobanking, Alternative Financing, Digital Assets, Enterprise Fintech, Insurtech, Regtech, and Others. For each segment, performance indicators and other metrics were used to evaluate and select companies for inclusion on the list.
“We’re honored to be recognized as a leading payments fintech company by CNBC and Statista. Stablecoin-powered payments are quickly becoming trusted by millions around the world, especially among those who don’t have reliable access to traditional banking infrastructure. We remain focused on making everyday stablecoin payments accessible to many more around the world,” said Michael Gao, CEO and Co-Founder of RedotPay.
The recognition reflects RedotPay’s continued focus on making stablecoin payments accessible, reliable, and compliant for customers and businesses globally. The company recently surpassed $1bn in monthly total payment volume. Its investors include Goodwater, Galaxy, Pantera, and Lightspeed.
About RedotPay
RedotPay is a global stablecoin-based payment fintech that integrates blockchain solutions with traditional banking and finance infrastructure. Our intuitive platform empowers millions around the world to spend and send digital assets, ensuring faster, more accessible and inclusive financial services. RedotPay advances financial inclusion for the unbanked and supports crypto enthusiasts, driving global adoption of secure and flexible stablecoin-powered financial solutions to bring crypto to real life. For more information, visit www.redotpay.com.
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