Polkadot's (DOT) price fell about 10.63% to around $1.11 on September 9, 2026, significantly underperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum, which saw much smaller declines. The drop followed a recent rally driven by a governance proposal for a native stablecoin called dotUSD, which remains under vote and not yet finalized. The decline appears linked to profit-taking and derivatives selling rather than broader market weakness, as overall crypto sentiment remained positive. Recovery depends on reclaiming key resistance levels and clarity on the referendum's outcome.
The Polkadot Community Foundation warned that certain versions of the Fearless Wallet browser extension (3.0.1, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.0.5) contained malicious code from February 2025 that could send private keys to attackers. This vulnerability affected Ch...
Polkadot developers have outlined a plan to move parachain finality to the new Join-Accumulate Machine (JAM), aiming to redesign the network architecture. This transition divides work into four streams including PolkaJAM, Minimal Relay, Offchain Mess...
On October 20, Zcash (ZEC) spot ETFs attracted $1.61 million in net inflows, standing out as the only altcoin ETF to gain fresh capital. Meanwhile, Solana (SOL), Hyperliquid (HYPE), and NEAR spot ETFs experienced net outflows, with SOL extending its ...
Polkadot (DOT) saw a 1.55% price increase over 24 hours, trading around $1.14 as of October 20 morning ET. Despite this short-term gain, DOT remains about 5% lower for the week and below its 20-day moving average of $1.17, indicating cautious market ...
Bitcoin traded near $82,000 with a 1% decline over the week but maintained about 60% of the total cryptocurrency market value, indicating it fell less sharply than many altcoins. Polkadot dropped 6.7% over the week despite a recent 7% gain, while Eth...
