Golden Finance reported that Parity Technologies, the parent company of Polkadot (Polkadot), released Polkadot’s 2025 roadmap, with the following highlights: 1. Smart contracts: Asset Hub adds support for EVM and Solidity, while PVM provides a lightweight, secure and scalable solution. 2. Elastic expansion: The multi-core architecture increases capacity to meet the growing on-chain demand. 3. XCM v5: Cross-chain messaging upgrade takes interoperability to new heights. 4. Unified address format: Polkadot and all Rollups use a single address - more simplified and efficient. 5. Quick unlocking: The waiting time for DOT unlocking is shortened to bring a better user experience. 6. DOT as a universal fee token: Supports fee payment in Rollup - DOT becomes a universal fee token for Web3. 7. JAM SDK: New tools for developers to easily build scalable services. 8. SAFROLE technology: Block production using zkSNARK technology to achieve performance optimization.