The Kusama network has supported the early testing of elastic expansion, and Polkadot 2.0 is expected to launch in the first quarter of next year

On November 29, according to blockchain infrastructure company Parity Technologies, the elastic scaling - known as the last piece of the puzzle for Polkadot 2.0 - is currently undergoing early testing on the Kusama network. The official version of Polkadot 2.0 is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2025, bringing more flexible and efficient expansion capabilities to its ecosystem.

It's reported that Elastic Scaling is a key feature of Polkadot 2.0 which allows a single parallel chain to use multiple cores to enhance network performance.