CoinVoice has learned that Parity Technologies, the parent company of Polkadot, has released the Polkadot 2025 roadmap, highlighting the following key points:

Smart Contracts: Asset Hub adds support for EVM and Solidity, while PVM provides a lightweight, secure, and scalable solution.

Elastic Scalability: Multi-core architecture enhances capacity to meet growing on-chain demands.

XCM v5: The latest upgrade of cross-chain message passing elevates interoperability to new heights.

Unified Address Format: Polkadot and all Rollups use a single address - making it simpler and more efficient.

Fast Unlock: DOT unlock waiting times have been shortened for a better user experience.

DOT as a Universal Transaction Fee Token: Supports fee payments in Rollups - DOT becomes the universal transaction fee for Web3.

JAM SDK: New tools provided for developers to easily build scalable services. SAFROLE technology: Block production using zkSNARK technology for performance optimization. [Original link]