Last Wednesday, at the Substrate developer conference, Polkadot announced thatalmost five years after it’s whitepaper was written, parachains are finally ready for launch. On the 11th of November 2021, the Polkadot Parachain Auction process will kick off, where projects will be allocated slots for building on the Polkadot network. This is an important milestone in fulfilling the initial vision for Polkadot — to build a truly interconnected and interoperable blockchain network.