Polkadot


Markets

Binance Pledges New Controls After 99% 'Flash Crash' in Polkadot Futures

A single large sell order appears to have sent prices for trading contracts on polkadot tumbling from about $33 to 25 cents in less than a minute.

Chart showing the "flash crash" in Binance's perpetual futures contracts on the digital token polkadot.

Finance

Clover Finance Raises $3M From Polychain, Others to Bridge Ethereum and Polkadot

The Substrate-based chain is also working on a proof-of-concept “non-custodial” bridge for EVM chains to connect with the Bitcoin network.

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Tech

Blockchain Data Indexer 'The Graph' to Support Polkadot, Solana, NEAR and Celo

The project’s custom API “subgraphs” provide data to some of Ethereum’s top DeFi apps.

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Markets

Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, UBS Are Trading an ETP Tied to Polkadot’s Crypto

The purchases suggest institutional investors’ appetite for crypto exposure in the bull market goes far beyond bitcoin, or even ether.

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Tech

DeFi's Curve Finance Is Branching Out to Polkadot

It costs a lot to swap assets on Ethereum. That's why Equilibrium is building a cross-chain version of Curve Finance on Polkadot.

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Markets

Cardano, Polkadot Market Caps Surpass XRP as Some Bet on Alternatives to Ethereum

The price of gas continues to rise on Ethereum, squeezing smaller retail traders using DEXs.

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Markets

First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as Inflation Bets Fuel Bitcoin

Altcoins like Chainlink get big boost from DeFi growth on Ethereum, while inflation bets boost bitcoin and dogecoin gets (Elon Musk) moonshot.

Dogecoin prices have mooned, now with a market capitalization over $6 billion, even though the doggie-faced meme token represents little more than a joke.

Markets

Ether Soars to Another All-Time High, Carrying DeFi and Rival Coins With It

Investor excitement ahead of the CME's planned ether futures contract is one reason for the price push.

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Markets

21Shares Launching First Polkadot ETP on SIX Exchange

The Polkadot ETP (PDOT) will list on the Swiss SIX Exchange on Thursday.

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Finance

Salesforce, Lime Execs Join Board of Polkadot-Inspired Cere Network

Cere’s new board members don’t want a “half-assed approach” to enterprise blockchain.

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