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2026-07-08 21:52 17d ago
2026-07-08 15:15 17d ago
Polkadot zrychluje staking a posiluje bezpečnost
DOT Polkadot
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Validator Economics Tightened Under Referenda 1909@Polkadot has activated two governance referenda that mark one of the most significant overhauls of its staking architecture in recent years. The proposals were first introduced on June 23 and approved on July 6, 2026.

Referendum 1909 builds on the previously approved 10,000 $DOT minimum self-stake requirement, adding self-stake rewards, 0% commission, and permissionless chilling for under-bonded validators. This addresses a potential security problem: if a critical number of validators do not have sufficient capital at stake, the security model weakens.

Under the updated reward structure, 22.6% of the Dynamic Allocation Program's budget will be earmarked for validator self-stake incentives, while 45.2% will go toward staker rewards, with a concave weighting model applied to prevent large validators from disproportionately dominating the reward pool.

The chill threshold has been lowered to 32%, enabling permissionless chilling of validators whose self-stake falls below the minimum bond, while a safety floor ensures the active validator set cannot be reduced below a safe minimum through this mechanism. Supporters argue this model better aligns validator interests with overall network health, though critics caution that smaller validators could struggle to remain competitive.

Nominator Liquidity Improves Sharply Under Referendum 1910Referendum 1910 removes nominator slashing and shortens the nominator unbonding period from roughly 28 days to about 48 hours, making staking considerably more flexible. Currently, nominators can face losses if they back validators that violate network rules. By eliminating nominator slashing, Polkadot aims to make staking more accessible and less risky for retail participants, while placing greater responsibility on validators to maintain network security.

Today, Polkadot's unbonding period sits at about 28 days, and official guides warn users they must wait nearly a month before withdrawn $DOT becomes transferable. The new design targets unbonding times of roughly 24 to 48 hours, pushing staking liquidity closer to what traders expect in modern DeFi.

The upgrades went live alongside a roughly 12% price increase in $DOT between July 1 and July 6, though on-chain activity remains thin, suggesting the market may be pricing in the improvements ahead of tangible usage growth.

Sources:
Polkadot SubSquare: Referenda 1909 Official Details
Coinpedia: Major Staking Upgrades Live on Polkadot
The Crypto Times: Polkadot Targets Faster Staking Exits
2026-07-04 13:45 21d ago
2026-07-04 09:36 21d ago
Moonbeam přesouvá GLMR z Polkadotu na Base
DOT Polkadot GLMR Moonbeam
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Moonbeam Network, one of the earliest and most prominent parachains on Polkadot, announced on July 3 that it will fully migrate its GLMR token to Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2. The move effectively ends Moonbeam’s four-year relationship with Polkadot and repositions the project within the Ethereum ecosystem.

Holders have until July 31 to bridge their GLMR tokens 1:1 to a new ERC-20 version on Base through a dedicated migration portal. Centralized exchanges are expected to handle the swap automatically for tokens held in custody.

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What’s actually happening here Moonbeam launched in January 2022 as the first parachain on Polkadot. Its entire selling point was giving Ethereum Virtual Machine developers a home inside the Polkadot ecosystem, complete with staking, cross-chain compatibility, and familiar tooling.

Now it’s leaving. The project is rebranding around something called the Moonbeam Protocol, described as a decentralized network focused on AI agent communication and settlement for on-chain economies.

Users currently participating in DeFi protocols on Moonbeam’s parachain need to withdraw their assets before the migration completes. Tokens stuck in liquidity pools, staking contracts, or lending protocols need to be manually unwound before the chain winds down.

What investors should be watching The 1:1 token migration means GLMR holders aren’t being diluted. The more nuanced question is whether the move to Base and the pivot to AI agent infrastructure actually improves the token’s long-term value proposition.

The migration deadline of July 31 creates a compressed timeline that could lead to confusion, lost tokens, or liquidity disruption. Users who don’t actively manage the transition risk complications. The automatic migration through centralized exchanges should catch a large portion of passive holders, but on-chain users need to be proactive.

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2026-06-26 03:35 1mo ago
2026-06-25 20:25 1mo ago
DOT pod 1 USD po 98% propadu z maxima
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Polkadot (DOT) is trading at $0.8758 on June 25, 2026 — below the $1.00 psychological support level for the first time in its modern history and approximately 98% below its all-time high of $54.87 reached in November 2021. The token that once ranked in the top 5 by market cap with a $50+ billion valuation now sits at #44 with a market cap of $1.48 billion. This page covers Polkadot’s complete price history, what drove the collapse, and what structural changes the project has made in 2026.

What Is Polkadot? Polkadot is a multi-chain blockchain network designed to solve one of crypto’s most fundamental problems: blockchains cannot communicate with each other natively. Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana each operate as isolated silos. Polkadot connects them.

The network was designed by Dr. Gavin Wood — co-founder of Ethereum and author of the Ethereum Yellow Paper — and launched on mainnet in May 2020. It operates through two core architectural components. The Relay Chain is the central coordination layer that provides shared security, consensus, and cross-chain communication. Parachains are independent, application-specific blockchains that connect to the Relay Chain and inherit its security without needing to bootstrap their own validator sets.

This shared security model is Polkadot’s primary technical differentiator. A new blockchain launching as a Polkadot parachain receives the full security of the Relay Chain’s validator network from day one — something Cosmos chains and Avalanche subnets cannot offer, as they must secure themselves independently.

DOT is the native token of the Polkadot network. It serves three functions: governance (voting on network upgrades through OpenGov), staking (securing the Relay Chain with approximately 11% annual yield), and coretime bonding (purchasing blockspace under the Agile Coretime model, which replaced the old parachain slot auctions in 2024–2025).

The official Polkadot website and documentation are available at polkadot.network.

Critical update — March 2026 tokenomics reform: On March 12, 2026, Polkadot enacted runtime upgrade v2.1.0, fundamentally changing DOT’s economic model. Before this upgrade, DOT had an uncapped, inflationary supply issuing approximately 120 million DOT annually — roughly 7–10% inflation with no maximum. After the upgrade: total supply is now hard-capped at 2.1 billion DOT, issuance is cut by over 50%, and 80% of coretime sales revenue plus a portion of fees are burned from circulation. This transforms DOT from an inflationary utility token into a scarcer asset with a defined supply ceiling — one of the most significant tokenomics overhauls in Polkadot’s history.

Polkadot Price History 2020: Launch and Initial Listing Polkadot launched its mainnet in May 2020. DOT was initially priced at approximately $2.70 at its earliest exchange listings and ended 2020 at around $9.28 — a gain of roughly 200% in its first year. The initial rally was driven by strong developer interest, the prestige of Gavin Wood’s involvement, and early anticipation around the parachain auction model. During this period, Polkadot quickly entered the top 10 by market cap, establishing itself alongside Bitcoin and Ethereum as one of the most watched new Layer 0 protocols.

2021: All-Time High at $54.87 2021 was Polkadot’s defining year. The best year for DOT saw the average price reach $29.03 and the token hit its all-time high of $54.87 in November 2021. The rally was fueled by the successful launch of parachain auctions on Kusama — Polkadot’s canary network — in June 2021, followed by the first Polkadot mainnet parachain auction wins in November 2021, with Acala, Moonbeam, and Parallel Finance among the early winners. Retail enthusiasm for the parachain narrative drove DOT to a peak market cap exceeding $50 billion, ranking it among the top 5 cryptocurrencies globally.

The year closed at $26.70, down 51% from the November peak but still 188% above the 2020 year-end price.

2022: Bear Market Collapse In 2022, DOT entered a steep decline, falling from approximately $30 at the start of the year to below $10 by mid-year and stabilizing near $5 by year-end — a loss of roughly 83% over the calendar year. The collapse mirrored the broader crypto bear market driven by the Luna/UST crash in May 2022, the Three Arrows Capital insolvency in June, and the FTX collapse in November.

The parachain model came under significant criticism during this period. Projects that had won parachain slots by locking up millions of dollars in DOT saw those funds depreciate dramatically, while the two-year lock-up structure prevented capital reallocation. The model that had driven 2021’s euphoria became a structural headwind in the bear market.

2023: Consolidation Between $5 and $7 DOT spent most of 2023 consolidating between $5 and $7, closing the year at approximately $8.20 — a 90% gain over the 2022 close and one of the best calendar year performances in the post-crash period. Recovery was driven by improving macro sentiment following the Federal Reserve’s pause on rate hikes and renewed institutional interest in the broader crypto market. Early announcements of Polkadot’s transition away from the parachain slot auction model toward Agile Coretime gave the market a credible narrative catalyst heading into 2024.

2024: Brief Recovery to $10.40, Then Renewed Weakness DOT briefly recovered toward $10.40 in December 2024, riding the broader crypto rally that followed Bitcoin’s ETF approval and the post-halving momentum. However, DOT significantly underperformed relative to Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana during the 2024–2025 bull cycle. While BTC reached an all-time high of $126,173 and ETH peaked at $4,951.66, DOT’s recovery was modest and short-lived. The year closed at approximately $6.63, down 19% from the January open of $11.85 — a stark underperformance that signalled a structural market discount was being applied to Polkadot’s architecture.

2025: Sustained Decline Through the Bull Cycle In 2025, DOT weakened considerably, falling from a January high of $7.98 to around $4.30 in March, then drifting below $4 through April and May. By June it dropped toward $3.30, briefly stabilized near $4.00–$4.30 from August to October, then fell to around $2.10 by late November and early December. The year closed at approximately $1.79 — down 73% from the January open.

2025 represented a defining divergence: Bitcoin and Ethereum made new all-time highs while DOT did not come close to its $54.87 peak. Active parachain counts were declining, developer activity was migrating toward Ethereum L2s and Solana, and the parachain slot auction model was broadly viewed as having failed to generate sustainable ecosystem growth. The market delivered a clear verdict.

2026: Sub-$1 Territory and Structural Reforms In 2026, DOT remained under pressure across every quarter. The token traded between $1.66 and $2.33 in January, fell to a cycle low near $0.84–$0.85 in the May–June selloff, and is currently trading at $0.8758 on June 25. This represents an approximately 98% drawdown from the $54.87 all-time high — a level that was once unthinkable for a top-5 asset.

However, 2026 has also brought the most significant structural reforms in Polkadot’s history:

March 2026 hard supply cap: Runtime upgrade v2.1.0 permanently capped DOT’s maximum supply at 2.1 billion tokens, cut issuance by 50%+, and introduced burn mechanics tied to coretime sales revenue.

Agile Coretime model: Replaced the parachain slot auction system with an on-demand blockspace market, dramatically lowering the cost for new developers to build on Polkadot. Over 150 new decentralized applications joined in Q1 2026.

21Shares TDOT ETF: The first regulated institutional vehicle for DOT exposure launched in 2026, with $11 million in initial AUM — providing infrastructure for institutional allocation to scale.

JAM protocol (roadmap): Polkadot’s next major architectural upgrade — replacing the Relay Chain with a general-purpose decentralized computation environment — is targeting Q3–Q4 2026 milestones on testnet.

Is Polkadot Dead in 2026? It’s the question every DOT holder is asking. The honest answer is: no, but the market has delivered a harsh verdict.

DOT is down approximately 98% from its all-time high and trading below $1.00 — a price level that would have seemed impossible during the 2021 bull cycle when Polkadot was a top-5 asset with a $50 billion market cap. The drop from #5 to #44 by market cap reflects a fundamental shift in how the market values interoperability infrastructure relative to high-throughput execution chains.

Three structural problems defined the 2022–2026 decline. First, the parachain slot auction model required projects to lock millions of dollars in DOT for two-year periods, pricing out smaller teams and generating artificial scarcity without proportional ecosystem growth. Second, Ethereum’s Layer 2 ecosystem — Arbitrum, Optimism, Base — solved cross-chain communication within Ethereum’s liquidity-rich environment without requiring a separate relay chain, directly undermining Polkadot’s core value proposition. Third, Solana captured the developer narrative for high-speed execution, leaving DOT without a clear competitive identity in the 2024–2025 cycle.

The 2026 picture is structurally different. The March supply cap ended DOT’s inflationary headwind. Agile Coretime lowered barriers to building on Polkadot. The JAM protocol — if it delivers on Q3–Q4 milestones — represents the most ambitious pivot in Polkadot’s history, expanding the network beyond interoperability into general-purpose decentralized computation. Whether the market re-rates DOT on these fundamentals before year-end is the central question for current holders.

Polkadot Price Summary Table PeriodOpenHighLowCloseChange2020~$4.68~$9.36~$2.71~$9.28+199%2021~$9.27$54.87~$7.20~$26.70+188%2022~$30.89~$30.89~$4.22~$4.30–84%2023~$4.31~$9.58~$3.56~$8.20+90%2024~$8.20~$11.85~$3.60~$6.63–19%2025~$7.99~$7.99~$1.65~$1.79–73%2026 (YTD)~$2.34~$2.34~$0.84~$0.88–62% Sources: CoinLore, Cryptopolitan, CoinMarketCap. Data approximate.

Where to Buy Polkadot (DOT) Binance — world’s largest exchange by volume, deep DOT/USDT liquidity, DOT staking available. Bybit — spot and perpetual DOT pairs with competitive fees. Coinbase — U.S.-regulated platform, DOT available for spot purchase with insured custody. Kraken — established 2011, DOT staking with competitive APY available on-platform. KuCoin — wide DOT trading pairs, good access to Polkadot parachain ecosystem tokens. Gate.io — broad parachain token selection including Moonbeam, Astar, and other DOT ecosystem assets. OKX — DOT derivatives and spot trading with Web3 wallet integration.

Frequently Asked Questions What is Polkadot (DOT)? Polkadot is a multi-chain Layer 0 blockchain network designed by Dr. Gavin Wood, co-founder of Ethereum, and launched on mainnet in May 2020. It connects independent blockchains called parachains through a central Relay Chain that provides shared security and cross-chain communication. DOT is the native token used for governance, staking with approximately 11% annual yield, and purchasing blockspace under the Agile Coretime model. As of March 2026, DOT's maximum supply is hard-capped at 2.1 billion tokens following the v2.1.0 tokenomics upgrade. More information is available at polkadot.network.

What is Polkadot's all-time high? Polkadot's all-time high is $54.87, reached in November 2021 during the parachain auction launch period. As of June 25, 2026, DOT trades at approximately $0.88 — around 98% below that record. The 2026 cycle low is approximately $0.84, reached during the May–June 2026 broad crypto market selloff alongside Bitcoin's retest of its $59,102 cycle low.

Why has Polkadot dropped so much from its all-time high? DOT's 98% decline from its 2021 peak reflects three structural problems. The parachain slot auction model locked up millions of dollars in DOT without generating proportional ecosystem growth. Ethereum's Layer 2 ecosystem addressed cross-chain communication within Ethereum's existing liquidity base, reducing demand for a separate relay chain. And Solana captured developer mindshare for high-throughput execution, leaving Polkadot without a clear competitive identity during the 2024–2025 bull cycle. DOT underperformed Bitcoin and Ethereum significantly through both the 2022 bear market and the 2024–2025 bull cycle.

What changed in Polkadot's tokenomics in 2026? On March 12, 2026, Polkadot enacted runtime upgrade v2.1.0, permanently capping DOT's maximum supply at 2.1 billion tokens. Before this change, DOT had unlimited inflation issuing approximately 120 million new tokens annually at a 7–10% rate. The upgrade cut issuance by over 50% and introduced burn mechanics: 80% of coretime sales revenue plus a portion of network fees are now removed from circulation. This was the most significant tokenomics change in Polkadot's history and represents the first time DOT's supply trajectory has reversed direction.

What is the JAM protocol and why does it matter for DOT? JAM — Join Accumulate Machine — is Polkadot's next major architectural upgrade, designed to replace the Relay Chain with a general-purpose decentralized computation environment. Rather than simply connecting blockchains, JAM expands Polkadot's capabilities to support arbitrary computation, positioning the network as infrastructure for AI agents, ZK proofs, and applications beyond standard DeFi. JAM is targeting Q3–Q4 2026 milestones on testnet. Progress toward those deliverables is the primary near-term price catalyst for DOT and the clearest measure of whether Polkadot can differentiate itself in the next market cycle.
2026-06-25 08:14 1mo ago
2026-05-26 01:02 2mo ago
Polkadot zvyšuje minimální self-stake na 10 000 DOT
DOT Polkadot
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Polkadot governance has approved a proposal to implement a 10,000 DOT validator self-stake minimum, making nominators unslashable and reducing unbonding periods from 28 days to as little as 24 hours.

Polkadot's governance has approved a proposal to establish a 10,000 DOT minimum self-stake requirement for validators. The approved upgrade introduces significant changes to the network's staking mechanics, including eliminating slashing risk for nominators and drastically reducing unbonding times from approximately 28 days to as little as 24 hours.

The proposal represents a comprehensive restructuring of Polkadot's validator requirements and staking incentives. By setting a higher self-stake minimum, the protocol aims to increase validator commitment and security while simultaneously improving the user experience for token holders participating in the network through nomination.

The unbonding period reduction is one of the most substantial changes, allowing users to withdraw staked tokens significantly faster than the current timeline. Combined with nominator protection from slashing penalties, the upgrade is designed to make participation in Polkadot's proof-of-stake consensus more attractive and user-friendly.

Sources: Polkadot (via X)
2026-06-25 08:13 1mo ago
2026-06-10 06:15 1mo ago
Polkadot 2.0 zlevňuje přístup k výpočetní kapacitě pro vývojáře
DOT Polkadot
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Polkadot 2.0 replaces the old two-year slot auction model with Agile Coretime, a flexible system that lets developers buy network compute time on a monthly basis or even block by block. This change went live in September 2024 and was finalized with the release of Polkadot SDK version 2509 in October 2025, completing the three-pillar Polkadot 2.0 upgrade alongside Asynchronous Backing and Elastic Scaling.

For developers, the practical difference is significant: launching a parachain no longer requires locking up large amounts of DOT for years at a time. You pay for what you use, when you need it.

What Was Wrong with the Old Parachain Slot System?Before Polkadot 2.0, projects that wanted to run a parachain (a custom blockchain that plugs into Polkadot's shared security) had to win a slot through a candle auction. Those auctions required teams to lock DOT tokens for lease periods of up to two years. Only the highest bidders secured a spot.

This created real barriers:

Small and mid-size teams needed to raise or hold massive amounts of DOT just to get started.Once a slot was won, the team paid for continuous blockspace whether or not they were using it.If a project's traffic was low for a few months, it was still burning through its lease.New projects with promising ideas but limited capital were simply priced out.The auction model also created unpredictable costs. Project budgets depended on DOT's market price at the time of the auction, introducing a layer of financial risk that had nothing to do with the actual work of building.

How Does Agile Coretime Actually Work?In Polkadot's architecture, a "core" is the virtual abstraction of computing power that the Relay Chain provides to secure a parachain's blocks. Think of it as a processing slot. Agile Coretime is the system that controls how those cores get assigned and purchased.

There are two main ways to obtain coretime today:

Bulk coretime: A team buys access to a core for a fixed period, up to 28 days, represented as an NFT on the Coretime Chain. This is suitable for parachains that need to produce blocks continuously, such as every 6 or 12 seconds. Renewal orders take priority over new orders, which protects active chains from price spikes.On-demand coretime: A team pays per block, each time they need one produced. This suits projects with irregular traffic, test deployments, or applications that only need to process transactions occasionally.Bulk coretime can also be split and resold on secondary markets, which means a team running a lighter workload can divide its core allocation and sell unused portions to other projects. This creates a more efficient use of network capacity overall.

Eskimor, lead developer at Parity Technologies, described: 

"Agile Coretime is a huge milestone in making the high quality blockspace Polkadot offers more accessible. With this and other features we have in the pipeline, I expect more experimentation and awesome projects to be launched on Polkadot."

What Are the Other Pillars of Polkadot 2.0?Agile Coretime is one piece of a three-part upgrade. Understanding how all three work together matters for developers assessing the platform.

Asynchronous BackingAsynchronous Backing changed how parachain blocks are validated. Previously, each parachain block had to be fully validated before the next one could start. The async model decouples those stages, allowing parachain block preparation and relay chain inclusion to happen in parallel. The result is that block times dropped from 12 seconds to 6 seconds, roughly doubling throughput for chains running on Polkadot.

Elastic ScalingElastic Scaling, completed in October 2025, allows a parachain to temporarily use multiple cores at the same time when demand is high, then release them when traffic drops. A chain that normally runs on one core can burst to two, three, or more during a spike. Early projections suggest individual parachains could theoretically handle hundreds of thousands of transactions per second under this model.

Together, these three upgrades form what the Polkadot community calls the "scaling trilogy," and they all converged in the Polkadot SDK 2509 release.

What Does This Mean for Developers in Practice?The most direct change is cost structure. Instead of locking millions of dollars worth of DOT into a two-year lease, a new project can buy a single month of bulk coretime to start. If the project grows, it renews and scales up. If it shrinks or pivots, it scales back or sells unused coretime.

Builders can also mix and match:

Reserve bulk coretime for steady workloads where consistent block production matters.Use on-demand coretime for testing, low-traffic phases, or applications with predictable low frequency.During traffic spikes, elastic scaling allows temporary expansion across multiple cores without a new contract or auction.This flexibility is especially useful for use cases like gaming (where traffic spikes around events), DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure networks), and AI-adjacent applications that may see highly variable load patterns.

Polkadot SDK 2509 also introduced Ethereum compatibility through Polkadot Hub, meaning Solidity smart contracts can run on Polkadot with minimal changes. Combined with PolkaVM, which supports contracts written in Rust and C++ compiled to RISC-V, developers now have multiple entry points depending on their existing skill set.

Since 2025, Polkadot has attracted 450 to 500 monthly active developers and distributes grants through an on-chain treasury that disbursed roughly $21.8 million in 2025.

What Is JAM, and Why Does It Matter?The next major upgrade on Polkadot's roadmap is JAM, which stands for Join-Accumulate Machine. JAM is designed to replace the Relay Chain entirely with a more general-purpose architecture that treats Polkadot less like a blockchain router and more like a distributed computer. JAM enables smart contracts written in Solidity, Rust, or C++ to run across hundreds of parallel cores.

JAM was announced by Gavin Wood in April 2024. A public JAM testnet launched in January 2026, with 43 independent teams building implementations across 15 programming languages and competing for a 10 million DOT prize pool administered by the Web3 Foundation. As of June 2026, JAM is not yet live on mainnet.

The current target window for critical testing milestones and early mainnet upgrade proposals through Polkadot's OpenGov process is Q3 to Q4 2026. It builds on the same coretime model introduced in Polkadot 2.0, so the resource-purchasing mechanics that developers learn today carry forward.

DOT Tokenomics and What Changed in March 2026A separate but related update happened in March 2026. Polkadot enacted a hard supply cap of 2.1 billion DOT and cut annual token issuance by 53.6%. This mirrors Bitcoin's supply-capping approach and was designed to reduce long-term sell pressure on the token.

Alongside the supply cap, Polkadot also overhauled how protocol revenue is handled. Previously, a portion of DOT from coretime sales was burned. That changed in January 2026 when Polkadot's governance passed the Dynamic Allocation Pool (DAP) proposal. 

Under the DAP model, coretime sales revenue, transaction fees, and validator slashes no longer get destroyed. Instead, they flow into a governance-controlled pool that allocates funds to validators, nominators, the treasury, and a strategic reserve. The practical result is that network revenue is now recycled back into the ecosystem rather than removed from circulation entirely.

As of June 2026, DOT is trading around $0.94, down significantly from 2025 highs. The first U.S. spot DOT ETF, the 21Shares TDOT, launched in March 2026, though early inflows have remained modest.

ConclusionPolkadot 2.0 is fully deployed. Agile Coretime, Asynchronous Backing, and Elastic Scaling are live on mainnet as of the SDK 2509 release in October 2025. Together, they give developers a credible toolkit: flexible blockspace pricing, six-second block times, and the ability to scale compute capacity up and down in real time. 

JAM is the next step, currently in public testnet with a mainnet governance proposal expected in Q3 to Q4 2026. It extends the same coretime model to a broader execution environment. The infrastructure is in place; what happens next depends on developer adoption.

ResourcesPolkadot Developer Docs – Agile Coretime – Official reference for bulk coretime and on-demand coretime mechanics on Polkadot.Polkadot Wiki – Agile Coretime (Scheduling) – Deep dive into coretime scheduling, multi-threading, and bulk purchase mechanics.Parity Technologies – Polkadot Upgrade 2025: What You Need to Know – Overview of SDK 2509, Asynchronous Backing, Agile Coretime, and Elastic Scaling from Polkadot's core development team.Polkadot Newsroom – Polkadot Launches Agile Coretime – Official press release with developer commentary from Parity Technologies.OneKey Blog – What's Next for Polkadot: Upcoming Upgrades and Milestones for 2025-26 – Summary of coretime market development, JAM roadmap, and developer strategy for 2025-26.Polkadot Developer Docs – Obtain Coretime – Practical guide for purchasing bulk and on-demand coretime when deploying a parachain.Elastic Scaling – Polkadot Developer Docs – Technical documentation for multi-core parallel execution on Polkadot.Parity Technologies – Refining Polkadot's Economic Architecture: DOT Issuance, DAP, and Network Adjustments – Official explanation of the Dynamic Allocation Pool, the 2.1 billion DOT supply cap, and the March 2026 issuance reduction.
2026-06-25 08:13 1mo ago
2026-06-14 02:52 1mo ago
SEC schválila aktivně spravovaný T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF
ADA Cardano AVAX Avalanche BTC Bitcoin DOGE Dogecoin DOT Polkadot ETH Ethereum LINK Chainlink LTC Litecoin SOL Solana USDC USD Coin XRP Ripple
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On June 14, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings show the regulator has formally approved a rule change proposed by NYSE Arca that enables the listing and trading of the T. Rowe Price Active Crypto ETF. An actively managed cryptocurrency ETF, the fund will invest in a basket of digital assets meeting SEC-defined "eligible asset" criteria. While it uses a cryptocurrency index as its benchmark, it will not track that index passively. The filing notes the fund is projected to hold roughly 5 to 15 distinct cryptocurrencies, including major tokens like Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), XRP, Cardano (ADA), Avalanche (AVAX), Litecoin (LTC), Polkadot (DOT), Dogecoin (DOGE), and Chainlink (LINK). The SEC filing also reveals the fund may hold stablecoins—primarily USDC—as "tokenized cash" during normal operations to cover expenses and rebalance assets, though these will not count toward its core investment portfolio. The approval notice stresses the product must adhere to NYSE Arca’s rules around anti-manipulation, disclosure, liquidity, and risk management. It also requires the fund to have information barriers (often called "firewalls") and position transparency mechanisms in place to uphold market fairness and prevent insider trading. Analysts say this ETF’s approval further expands cryptocurrency’s footprint within the traditional financial sector, marking the arrival of actively managed multi-crypto ETFs as tradable products under mainstream regulatory oversight.

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2026-06-25 08:13 1mo ago
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Polkadot chce přesunout stakingové riziko na validátory
DOT Polkadot
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Two New Referenda Target Polkadot's Staking Economics@Polkadot has put two new OpenGov proposals to its community: referenda 1909 and 1910. Together, they represent the next step in a broader effort to overhaul the network's staking architecture, shifting risk away from everyday participants and toward the validators who operate the infrastructure.

Referendum 1909 builds on the 10,000 $DOT validator self-stake minimum that was established by the earlier Referendum 1890. The new proposal adds self-stake rewards for validators, sets validator commissions to 0%, and introduces permissionless chilling, meaning that under-bonded validators can be removed from the active set without requiring a governance action. The intent is to sharpen validator incentives and ensure operators carry genuine financial exposure to their own performance.

Referendum 1910 addresses the nominator side of the equation. It proposes removing nominator slashing entirely and reducing the unbonding period to 48 hours. Under Polkadot's current model, nominators who back a misbehaving validator can lose a portion of their staked funds. The existing unbonding period, meanwhile, sits at approximately 28 days, meaning stakers must wait nearly a month before withdrawn $DOT becomes transferable.

Rebalancing Risk Between Validators and NominatorsThe two proposals are designed to work in tandem. By concentrating slashing risk on validators through the self-stake requirement and removing it for nominators, Polkadot aims to make staking more accessible to a broader range of participants. Cutting the unbonding window to 48 hours addresses a longstanding liquidity concern that has discouraged some holders from participating at all.

Taken together, referenda 1909 and 1910 continue a reform trajectory that @Polkadot's governance community began earlier in 2026. The core logic remains consistent: validators, who control the infrastructure, should absorb the primary operational risk, while nominators should be able to delegate and earn rewards with fewer barriers and less exposure to losses outside their control.

Both proposals are open for a vote through Polkadot's OpenGov system, where $DOT holders can participate directly in the decision.

Sources:
Polkadot OpenGov Votes on Mandatory 10,000 DOT Validator Self-Bond (BanklessTimes)
Staking on Polkadot (Polkadot Wiki)
Polkadot OpenGov Referenda Tracker (Subsquare)
2026-06-25 06:09 1mo ago
2025-09-29 22:27 9mo ago
Polkadot hlasuje o stablecoinu pUSD krytém DOT
ACA Acala DOT Polkadot USDC USD Coin
CoinGecko News 78
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TLDR The Polkadot community is currently voting on the proposal to launch a native stablecoin backed by DOT tokens. Bryan Chen, co-founder of Acala, introduced the pUSD stablecoin proposal to reduce reliance on USDT and USDC. The pUSD proposal has gained 74.6% support but requires 79.7% approval to pass in the ongoing referendum. Community members remain divided over Acala’s involvement in the pUSD project due to the failure of aUSD Gavin Wood outlines a broader vision for stablecoins within Polkadot, emphasizing the benefits of using pUSD for validator rewards. The Polkadot community is currently voting on a major proposal to launch a native stablecoin, pUSD. This stablecoin would be entirely backed by DOT tokens, the network’s native cryptocurrency. The proposal has sparked a heated debate, drawing strong opinions both in favor and against the initiative. At present, the vote is ongoing, and it could significantly influence the future of the Polkadot network.

Polkadot’s Push for a Native Stablecoin Bryan Chen, co-founder of Acala, introduced the proposal for pUSD. The plan suggests launching the stablecoin on Polkadot’s Asset Hub using the Honzon protocol. Honzon had previously been used in Acala’s aUSD project, which faced a failed launch due to an exploit. Despite the past failure, Chen has emphasized the importance of Polkadot having a decentralized stablecoin to reduce its reliance on USDT and USDC.

Chen stated, “A native stablecoin will prevent Polkadot from losing liquidity to other chains that already have one.” He believes pUSD can maintain the network’s strategic advantage in the rapidly evolving blockchain ecosystem. Although over 74.6% of the votes are in favor of the stablecoin, the measure requires 79.7% approval to pass. With over $5.6 million in DOT already committed to the vote, the outcome remains uncertain.

Acala’s Memories and Community Doubts Despite the potential benefits of a native stablecoin, memories of Acala’s previous failure have caused skepticism. The aUSD project’s collapse in 2022 due to an exploit left a lasting impact on the community. Some members argue that Acala should not be entrusted with launching another stablecoin, given the risks involved.

A group known as TheGlobedotters expressed concerns, urging that Acala’s involvement should be avoided. Others, like The White Rabbit, have said they could support the proposal if Acala were excluded from its development. They also call for strict governance safeguards before any stablecoin is deployed.

Gavin Wood Outlines the Broader Vision for Polkadot Polkadot’s founder, Gavin Wood, has also weighed in on the stablecoin debate. He outlined a broader strategy that includes both fully collateralized stablecoins like pUSD and more flexible “stable-ish” assets. Wood believes a multi-approach strategy is necessary to address Polkadot’s volatility issues while stabilizing the network’s validator rewards.

Wood suggested that validators could be paid in pUSD instead of volatile DOT, which would stabilize their income. He argued that such a move would attract institutional participants and enhance Polkadot’s long-term security. “A DOT-backed stablecoin like pUSD could be key to strengthening Polkadot’s position,” Wood added.
2026-06-25 02:32 1mo ago
2025-05-16 17:20 1yr ago
Centrifuge stoupl na nejvyšší úroveň před migrací na Ethereum
CFG Centrifuge DOT Polkadot ETH Ethereum
CoinGecko News 86
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The Centrifuge token surged to its highest level since January ahead of an upcoming token migration and a sharp rise in assets within its ecosystem.

Centrifuge (CFG) jumped to a high of $0.2850 on Friday, up 180% from its lowest point this year. The surge pushed its market capitalization to over $106 million.

The rally comes ahead of the scheduled migration of the Centrifuge governance token to Ethereum (ETH) on May 20. This marks a major milestone as the network moves toward full Ethereum Virtual Machine compatibility.

The migration is expected to pave the way for the launch of an Ethereum-native Centrifuge Protocol.

The developers hope that the transition from Polkadot (DOT) to Ethereum and Base will improve its governance, broaden exchange and decentralized finance integration, and streamline liquidity. 

As part of the migration, the supply of CFG will increase from the current 560.246 million to 675 million. The additional 115 million tokens will be allocated to the Centrifuge Foundation to fund incentives targeted at decentralized finance users, strategic initiatives, and exchange liquidity. The protocol will maintain its 3% annual inflation rate.

The next chapter for $CFG is here.

Starting May 20, 2025, holders of CFG and wCFG will be able to migrate to the new CFG token, designed to support governance and expansion of the Centrifuge protocol.

The migration window will remain open until November 30, 2025.

More details…

— Centrifuge (@centrifuge) May 12, 2025 The token also rallied as the total value locked in Centrifuge’s ecosystem rose to a record $441 million, up from less than $100,000 in March. Most of this capital is in the Janus Henderson Anemoy Treasury Fund, which invests in short-term U.S. Treasury bills.

Centrifuge price analysis CFG price chart | Source: TradingView On the daily chart, CFG climbed to $0.2735 on Friday as anticipation over the token migration intensified. The level is significant, as it coincides with the lowest swing point from October last year.

The MACD indicator has recently crossed above the zero line, and the Relative Strength Index has entered overbought territory.

Given this setup, the token is likely to continue its climb, potentially reaching resistance around $0.50 ahead of the migration. A pullback may follow the event as investors take profits in a classic “sell the news” scenario.
2026-06-25 02:01 1mo ago
2026-05-28 16:27 1mo ago
Bifrost splácí půjčku v DOT z treasury Polkadotu
BFC Bifrost DOT Polkadot
CoinGecko News 78
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Bifrost has begun repaying a 1,000,000 DOT liquidity loan received from the Polkadot treasury after the program generated more than 53,000 DOT in yield over the past year.

According to a newly submitted proposal, the treasury-backed liquidity deployment generated returns of 53,185 DOT between May 2025 and May 2026, yielding a blended annual percentage rate of roughly 5.3%.

Bifrost said it is now unwinding the liquidity position by withdrawing from the DOT-vDOT liquidity pool, unstaking vDOT, and preparing to return the interest generated to the Polkadot treasury.

Treasury loan supported vDOT liquidity expansion The proposal showed the original 1,000,000 DOT loan was split across staking and liquidity operations.

According to the breakdown, roughly 672,469 DOT were converted into vDOT, Bifrost’s liquid staking derivative, while about 327,455 DOT were deployed to liquidity provisioning.

The staking portion generated yield directly, while the liquidity allocation helped deepen trading liquidity for vDOT across the Polkadot ecosystem.

Bifrost said the treasury-backed deployment helped:

improve vDOT liquidity, expand staking utility across DeFi, and support broader adoption of liquid staking infrastructure within Polkadot. Proposal highlights growing focus on productive treasury deployment The repayment proposal also reflects a broader shift in how crypto ecosystems are approaching treasury management.

The Bifrost proposal framed the loan as an example of “productive, transparent, and accountable” treasury-backed capital deployment.

The proposal currently shows unanimous support from participating voters.

Final Summary Bifrost said a 1,000,000 DOT treasury liquidity loan generated more than 53,000 DOT in yield over 12 months. The proposal reflects growing interest in using DAO treasury capital to support DeFi infrastructure while generating returns for ecosystem treasuries.
2026-06-25 00:41 1mo ago
2024-06-30 16:55 2yr ago
Coinbase spustí futures na pět kryptoměn
AVA Travala.com AVAX Avalanche DOT Polkadot LINK Chainlink SHIB Shiba Inu XLM Stellar Lumens
CoinGecko News 86
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The derivatives arm of crypto exchange Coinbase has just submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) documents to self-certify the listing of new futures products tied to five popular crypto assets.

According to the filings, Coinbase Derivatives is launching futures contracts for Avalanche (AVA), Chainlink (LNK), Polkadot (DOT), Stellar (XLM), and Shiba Inu (SHB), which will all be offered for trading on or after July 15th.

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The documents say that Coinbase has spoken with futures commission merchants (FCMs) and market participants who support the decision to launch the contracts. 

“The Exchange is not aware of any substantive opposing views to the Contract. The Exchange certifies that the Contract and related rules certified herein comply with the Commodity Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.”

In a statement, Coinbase Derivatives says it will be the first futures exchange in the US to introduce CFTC-regulated margined futures contracts for AVA, LINK, DOT, XLM and SHB. 

“With the addition of AVA, LNK, DOT, XLM, and SHB, our participants and their clients gain more access points to manage risk, speculate on price movements, and participate in the crypto economy with reduced upfront capital requirements.”

Coinbase Derivatives also recently launched commodities futures contracts for oil and gold after noticing increased demand for retail-focused products on accessible and regulated exchanges. The new futures contracts are sized at 10 barrels of oil and one troy ounce of gold. 

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2026-06-24 23:40 1mo ago
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Hydration spouští úvěrovou platformu na Polkadotu
DOT Polkadot HDX HydraDX
CoinGecko News 78
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Gibraltar, Gibraltar, November 29th, 2024, Chainwire

Hydration has announced the launch of its decentralized borrowing platform, the Hydration Money Market. The new platform allows users to supply cryptocurrency as collateral, earn interest on their deposits, and borrow various digital assets.

Built on the Polkadot blockchain, the platform emphasizes efficiency and innovation in the decentralized finance (DeFi) ecosystem. Hydration introduces on-chain prioritized liquidations, a mechanism designed to minimize losses and prevent exploitation during liquidation events.

The platform operates as a fork of the AAVE v3 protocol, offering over-collateralized borrowing capabilities and enabling users to explore advanced strategies, such as leveraging positions and arbitraging interest rates. These features cater to users seeking diverse, risk-adjusted financial strategies within the DeFi space.

Hydration’s launch is a step forward in its mission to democratize access to financial tools while ensuring sustainable protocol development. The project’s focus on transparency and user-centric design aligns with the broader goals of fostering a robust, decentralized financial ecosystem.

For more information, users can visit hydration.net, app.hydration.net or follow Hydration on X (formerly Twitter).

About Hydration

Hydration is a blockchain-based platform dedicated to enhancing financial accessibility and innovation through decentralized tools. By leveraging Polkadot’s scalability and interoperability, Hydration aims to empower individuals and institutions with secure, transparent, and efficient solutions for borrowing, lending, and managing digital assets.

Contact Valery Hydrator
[email protected]
2026-06-24 23:40 1mo ago
2025-01-10 08:34 1yr ago
vDOT na Hydration dosáhl limitu nabídky za 15 hodin
CAP Cap DOT Polkadot HDX HydraDX
CoinGecko News 78
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Singapore, Singapore, January 10th, 2025, Chainwire

Bifrost has announced that vDOT, Polkadot‘s largest liquid staking token (LST), has been listed as a collateral asset on Hydration Money Market. Within 15 hours of opening deposits and borrows, vDOT reached the supply cap of 220K and surpassed $2.2 million in Total Value Locked (TVL) pushed by DOT leveraging demand.

The integration of vDOT into Money Market allows for new strategies for Polkadot’s DeFi participants: By staking Polkadot (DOT), participants receive vDOT, which can be used as collateral to borrow additional DOT. This process allows for the possibility of repeating the cycle to explore strategies aimed at optimizing returns.With this introduction, Bifrost is unlocking the opportunities of what’s possible in Polkadot DeFi, creating synergies and flywheels for the ecosystem. Users are offered the opportunity to earn dual yields, borrow against their staked tokens without sacrificing liquidity, and leverage their positions for higher yields. This synergy also enhances DOT market liquidity, drives user adoption, and exemplifies the DeFi composability of Polkadot ecosystem, making vDOT as a cornerstone asset within the Polkadot ecosystem.

For more information, users can visit app.bifrost.io or follow Bifrost on X.

About vDOT

Bifrost’s vDOT, short for “voucher DOT,” is a reward-bearing liquid staking token (LST) issued by the Bifrost Staking Liquidity Protocol. vDOT represents staked DOT on the Polkadot Relay Chain and accrues staking rewards, reflected as an increase in its value rather than its quantity.

As Polkadot’s largest DOT LST, vDOT boasts a total locked value of over $50 Million, enabling users to maximize their capital efficiency while benefiting from staking rewards.

About Bifrost

Bifrost is a liquid staking appchain tailored for all blockchains, utilizing decentralized cross-chain interoperability to empower users to earn staking rewards and DeFi yields with flexibility, liquidity, and high security across multiple chains.

Contact Wonder
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2026-06-24 23:40 1mo ago
2025-06-13 09:45 1yr ago
Polkadot navrhuje převést 500 000 DOT do tBTC
BTC Bitcoin DOT Polkadot HDX HydraDX TBTC tBTC
CoinGecko News 78
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The Polkadot community has engaged in discussions regarding a significant proposal aimed at diversifying its Treasury portfolio and supporting decentralized finance (DeFi) incentives within the ecosystem. In response to Referendum #1394, the proposal suggests converting 500,000 DOT from the Polkadot Treasury into Bitcoin’s tBTC within approximately one year. This conversion will be executed using Hydration’s “Rolling DCA” (Dollar Cost Averaging) mechanism. The acquired tBTCs will subsequently be added as liquidity to the Hydration Omnipool through the Threshold Network’s secure Bitcoin $60,761 bridge. The proposal is currently under forum discussion and has yet to be voted upon on-chain.

Creating a Bitcoin Reserve for the Polkadot TreasuryCentral to the proposal is the conversion of 500,000 DOT held in the Polkadot Treasury into tBTC. This process is not a one-time purchase but rather a year-long endeavor. Purchases will utilize the “Rolling DCA” feature offered by the Hydration protocol. This mechanism automates purchases in small increments over time, mitigating the impact of market volatility.

Altcoin Polkadot Bitcoin ReserveOnce the conversion is complete, the obtained tBTC assets will provide liquidity to the Hydration Omnipool. This liquidity addition utilizes a secure bridge technology developed by the Threshold Network, allowing users to bring their Bitcoin into the Polkadot ecosystem without involving third-party custodians. Proponents of the strategy argue that it will diversify Treasury assets and boost liquidity, thereby encouraging DeFi activities on the Polkadot platform.

Background and Expectations of the ProposalThe proposal emerged as a result of Referendum #1394, known as “Wish-For-Change,” which initiated debates concerning the governance of the Polkadot Treasury. A community member presenting the proposal highlighted Bitcoin’s performance as one of the strongest assets over the past decade. This provides an opportunity for Polkadot as a hedging strategy against uncertainties.

Furthermore, this move is viewed as a demonstration of the altcoin Polkadot’s belief in and support for a multi-blockchain future, presenting a clear message to the broader cryptocurrency market. The proposal holds the potential to pave the way for deeper integration of the Polkadot ecosystem with a major asset class like Bitcoin.

As discussions continue in the forum, the proposal is anticipated to be formally put to a chain vote early next week.

Disclaimer: The information contained in this article does not constitute investment advice. Investors should be aware that cryptocurrencies carry high volatility and therefore risk, and should conduct their own research.
2026-06-24 23:40 1mo ago
2025-09-22 14:58 10mo ago
Hydration spustila decentralizovaný stablecoin HOLLAR
DOT Polkadot HDX HydraDX
CoinGecko News 86
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HOLLAR is a USD-pegged, over-collateralized stablecoin backed by DOT, ETH, and BTC.

Hydration, the largest Polkadot-based decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol by total value locked (TVL), has launched its native stablecoin, HOLLAR, today, Sept. 22.

According to a press release viewed by The Defiant, HOLLAR is designed as a decentralized, over-collateralized stablecoin — meaning the value of its reserves is more than the stablecoin’s circulating supply — backed by a basket of cryptocurrencies, including Polkadot’s native token DOT, Ether (ETH), and Bitcoin (BTC). DOT is currently changing hands around $4, down about 7% on the day.

HOLLAR’s Stability Module provides real-time price support and partial liquidations to protect user positions. The stablecoin also integrates with Hydration’s trading, lending, and staking products.

The launch comes as the stablecoin sector continues to grow. Total market capitalization is nearly $293 billion, up 69% from this time last year, according to DefiLlama.

The team behind HOLLAR pointed to the risks of traditional stablecoins in the press release, raising concerns around centralization and reliance on the traditional banking system. HOLLAR aims to differentiate itself as a safer, fully decentralized alternative, they said.

“The DeFi space deserves better than half-baked experiments or centralized compromises,” said Jakub Gregus, founder of Hydration “HOLLAR represents a reimagining of what stablecoins can achieve when you control the entire execution environment, rather than being constrained by generalized smart contract environments.”

The initial supply is capped at 2,000,000 HOLLAR, the press release states, and users can mint the asset at a 5% annual borrow rate.

“I’m looking forward to the release of HOLLAR and making sure it is well integrated with the direction of using stablecoins where they need to be used,” Dr. Gavin Wood, creator of Polkadot, was quoted as saying in the release: “I particularly like Hollar because it’s decentralized and uses DOT as collateral. I prefer to use something like HOLLAR over USDC or USDT by a massive margin.”

Hydration is by far the largest Polkadot DeFi protocol, with over $330 million locked on the protocol, followed by Moonbeam at about $9 million. Polkadot, known as a Layer 0 chain, is currently the 36th largest blockchain by market capitalization, at around $6 billion.

Tether’s USDT remains the largest stablecoin globally, with a market capitalization of $172 billion, followed by Circle’s USDC at nearly $74 billion. Most recently, Tether announced USAT, its American-focused stablecoin.
2026-06-24 22:00 1mo ago
2024-10-22 12:18 1yr ago
Aventus 2.0 posiluje podnikové využití v Polkadotu
AVT Aventus DOT Polkadot
CoinGecko News 86
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London, United Kingdom, October 22nd, 2024, Chainwire

Aventus, a leading provider of enterprise blockchain solutions and parachain on Polkadot, today confirms the launch of Aventus 2.0, an evolution of the Aventus Network aimed at establishing a stronger foundation for long-term growth and value capture. 

The update introduces several strategic initiatives designed to enhance network performance and stakeholder utility, including increasing transaction volume and overall network usage, expanding the ecosystem through successful partnerships with Layer 3 appchains, enhancing token holder engagement via a liquidity mining program, and reducing token supply via a burn mechanism. 

The vision for Aventus 2.0 was developed by MVP Workshop, a Blockchain Product Research & Development Studio who designed Polygon Edge and Astar Network, in collaboration with Scytale Digital and the Aventus Services team.

Following the approval of a community governance proposal in which AVT token holders voted in favour of executing this vision, the Aventus Services team will implement the Aventus 2.0 plan over the next four months. This process underscores Aventus’s commitment to stakeholder-driven decision-making, ensuring that major network decisions are made through community consensus.

Aventus 2.0 comprises three main components: 

A Layer 3 appchain model, whereby enterprises are able to operate on the Aventus Network and benefit from the security, scalability, interoperability and decentralised infrastructure offered by the Aventus ecosystem. A liquidity mining program on Uniswap, including a custom user-friendly dApp, to enhance token holder engagement. Appchains are also able to request grants from Aventus community treasury and launch their own liquidity mining programs to drive liquidity for their own tokens, contributing a portion of their token supply and network fees to the Aventus treasury to support the broader Aventus ecosystem and its development.   A new collator rewards mechanism to ensure a secure and efficient Aventus Network, alongside an automatic burn mechanism for a portion of gas fees to reduce the overall supply of AVT tokens in circulation. Alan Vey, Founder at Aventus, commented: “Aventus 2.0 builds on important learnings from existing Aventus Network clients as well as the invaluable expertise of our partners at MVP Workshop & Scytale Digital, and represents a significant milestone in our journey to enhance the Aventus Network’s capabilities and deliver greater value to stakeholders.”

The appchain model is already seeing traction, with existing users of the Aventus Network having recently launched their own Aventus Layer 3 appchains.

Barry Helfrich, CIO at Enigmatic Smile, adds: “We needed the Voucher Ledger solution to be secure, fast and stable enough to process the discounts collected by hundreds of millions of users in our rewards ecosystem — no small feat, but Aventus has helped us build such a solution. The team has been helpful, professional and responsive throughout the process. We’re looking forward to continuing our long-standing relationship with them.”

The updated network will provide enhanced functionality and improved user experiences, positioning the Aventus Network as a trusted leader in enterprise blockchain solutions and key contributor to enterprise use cases within the Polkadot ecosystem.

About Aventus

Aventus transforms how customers create trust and unlock growth, crafting pioneering Web3 solutions for brands, from creating more connected, integrated experiences to enhancing traceability, transparency, and product authentication. Founded in 2020, Aventus is the only trusted digital product extension platform that provides a secure and reliable Web3 environment for customers to launch market-leading programs and product activations. 

With deep industry expertise and a strong understanding of enterprise needs, Aventus delivers one the best feature sets of Web3 with the familiarity of Web2, driving significant brand reputation, trust, and enterprise growth for its customers. Its production-ready, end-to-end Blockchain-as-a-Service software is modular, scalable, and interoperable, giving clients the flexibility they need to respond to rapidly-evolving market opportunities.

For more information, users can visit: www.aventus.io, and also their X, LinkedIn and Telegram.

Contact Head of Marketing
Ellie Hyman
Aventus
[email protected]

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