# Our Journey in the Polkadot Ecosystem 🔴 **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [March 2, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842 "2021-03-02T14:01:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sota](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.astar.network/sota/32/1610_2.png) [@sota](https://forum.astar.network/u/sota)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/1 "2021-03-02T14:01:49Z")
I have summarized our achievements in the Polkadot ecosystem. - Started making Plasm Network back in January 2019. - Received a Plasma module general grant from Web3 Foundation (already delivered) - Received an ink! playground grant from Web3 Foundation (already delivered) - Received an Optimistic Virtual Machine grant from Web3 Foundation (In progress) - Graduated from LongHash acceleration program - Became a member of Substrate Builders Program - Received an ECDSA implementation grant from Web3 Foundation (already delivered) - Received an ECDSA for hardware wallet grant from Web3 Foundation (already delivered) - Conducted lockdrops and 150,000 ETH was locked on our smart contract - Graduated from UC Berkeley Xcelerator Program - Received a ZK Rollups grant from Web3 Foundation (In progress) - Became the first Polkadot testnet Parachain - Raised funds led by Binance Labs - Deployed the first WASM smart contracts on Polkadot testnet. - Completed the first XCMP transaction with Acala - OKEx invested in Plasm Network - Plasm Network won the Parachain auction and became the 2nd Polkadot testnet Parachain ---
**Author:** ![Kanji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6bbea6/32.png) [@Kanji](https://forum.astar.network/u/Kanji)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/2 "2021-03-02T16:32:51Z")
まだまだ長い道のりが続きますが、頑張ってください。応援してます。上野 ---
**Author:** ![Maarten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.astar.network/maarten/32/4735_2.png) [@Maarten](https://forum.astar.network/u/Maarten)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/3 "2021-03-02T16:34:21Z")
Already a great journey! but we just getting started 😉 Thanks for sharing the summary Sota! ---
**Author:** ![tomasz-waszczyk](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.astar.network/tomasz-waszczyk/32/28_2.png) [@tomasz-waszczyk](https://forum.astar.network/u/tomasz-waszczyk)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/4 "2021-03-02T17:27:11Z")
There will be any SDK for developers? ---
**Author:** ![spidey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@spidey](https://forum.astar.network/u/spidey)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/5 "2021-03-02T17:36:56Z")
Already an amazing journey and so excited for what’s yet to come 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Alx](https://forum.astar.network/u/Alx)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/6 "2021-03-03T09:13:46Z")
Amazing team! I have been here since the second lockdrop and I can tell that you are the most hard-working teams I have ever since ---
**Author:** ![FBX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@FBX](https://forum.astar.network/u/FBX)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2021, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/7 "2021-03-03T09:14:06Z")
Very impressive @sota! Looking forward to the rest of the journey 🎢 #Shiden ---
**Author:** ![Maarten](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.astar.network/maarten/32/4735_2.png) [@Maarten](https://forum.astar.network/u/Maarten)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2021, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/8 "2021-03-27T17:18:05Z")
- Plasm Network has won the 2nd Parachain slot auction on Polkadot testnet (Rococo). We are ready to become a Parachain on Kusama and Polkadot! ![Rococo](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/plasmnet/original/1X/d9eb776270a94dca99a9846d38590061383f2326.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Coinvn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@Coinvn](https://forum.astar.network/u/Coinvn)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/9 "2021-06-29T16:50:37Z")
Hi team, we have introduced your project in our Vietnamese language site. If you wanna translate your news or pr news into Viet language, please let me know ( The article was mention [Shiden](https://coinvn.com/bat-mi-cach-kiem-du-an-plo-tren-kusama/) is here [Bật mí cách kiếm dự án PLO trên Kusama | Coinvn](https://coinvn.com/bat-mi-cach-kiem-du-an-plo-tren-kusama/) ) ---
**Author:** ![Blianeph](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.astar.network/blianeph/32/506_2.png) [@Blianeph](https://forum.astar.network/u/Blianeph)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2021, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.astar.network/t/our-journey-in-the-polkadot-ecosystem/842/10 "2021-07-10T08:15:45Z")
Great achievements so far! -Rebranding to Astar should be added as well 😊 -Shiden achievements will be separately posted?