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 <li>Victor Ji criticizes Polkadot for alleged bias against Asian developers, citing grants and event representation disparities. </li> 
 <li>Polkadot’s response to Victor Ji’s allegations remains awaited amid discussions on diversity in blockchain ecosystems.</li> 
 <li>Manta Network’s shift from Polkadot signals concerns over ecosystem support for innovation and inclusivity.</li> 
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The founder of Manta Network, has publicly accused the Polkadot ecosystem of fostering a discriminatory environment towards Asian developers. This has sparked a heated debate within the crypto community about diversity and inclusion in the blockchain space. 
In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Victor Ji, claims that the <a href="https://coinedition.com/polkadot-and-cardano-the-next-big-crypto-partnership/">ecosystem</a>, led by figures like Gavin Wood, lacks inclusivity and fails to adequately support Asian founders, a sentiment echoed by other Asian entrepreneurs. 
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 A concrete example is the Polkadot Academy event held in Hong Kong this February, where less than a quarter of the participants were Asian, even though this was an event in Asia (costing over a million dollars). It was at this event that I first encountered Gavin Wood, and when I… <a href="https://t.co/JxyvyIM6S9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://t.co/JxyvyIM6S9</a>— victorji.eth 
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