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Asset Hub Tutorials

Benefits of Asset Hub

Polkadot SDK-based relay chains focus on security and consensus, leaving asset management to an external component, such as a system chain. The Asset Hub is one example of a system chain and is vital to managing tokens which aren't native to the Polkadot ecosystem. Developers opting to integrate with Asset Hub can expect the following benefits:

  • Support for non-native on-chain assets: Create and manage your own tokens or NFTs with Polkadot ecosystem compatibility available out of the box.
  • Lower transaction fees: Approximately 1/10th of the cost of using the relay chain.
  • Reduced deposit requirements: Approximately 1/100th of the deposit required for the relay chain.
  • Payment of fees with non-native assets: No need to buy native tokens for gas, increasing flexibility for developers and users.

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Through these tutorials, you'll learn how to manage cross-chain assets, including:

  • Asset registration and configuration
  • Cross-chain asset representation
  • Liquidity pool creation and management
  • Asset swapping and conversion
  • Transaction parameter optimization

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