Polkadot (DOT) dropped about 5% on October 17, reversing gains from an earlier October rally that saw prices near $1.29. This decline occurred despite Polkadot's recent introduction of a 2.1 billion DOT supply cap and a reduced token issuance schedule aimed at limiting supply growth. The pullback reflects broader weakness in the altcoin market and profit-taking rather than any specific negative event for Polkadot. Investors are watching key support at $1.14 and a potential recovery to $1.20 as market sentiment remains cautious.
Polkadot is trading at Rp19.900 on Pluang, down 4.50% as of Oct 18, 2026 01:21 WIB. The market shows a slight selling bias with 54% of orders as Sell and a typical hold time of 121 days among investors.
Polkadot has implemented Referendum 1710, establishing a hard cap of 2.1 billion DOT tokens, with 1.708 billion already issued as of October 17, 2026. This cap ends Polkadot's previous open issuance model, reducing annual new DOT issuance from about ...
Polkadot has reduced its annual DOT token issuance from 120 million to 55 million starting March 14, 2026, and capped the total supply at 2.1 billion DOT under Referendum #1710. Additionally, Referendum #1944 has been executed to create a protocol-ow...
Celestia (TIA) surged 21.77% to $0.734 in 24 hours ending Oct. 17, topping gains among 90 tracked cryptocurrencies despite most assets falling. Other notable gainers include Worldcoin (WLD) up 5.87% and Polkadot (DOT) up 3.04%. Meanwhile, Pyth Networ...
Bitcoin fell slightly by 0.47% to $81,722, underperforming the broader crypto market which saw a 3.75% drop in total market capitalization to $2.76 trillion. Other major cryptocurrencies like Ether, XRP, BNB, Solana, and Dogecoin also declined, with ...
Polkadot's native token, DOT, increased by 4.833% to $1.1437 as of October 16, reflecting a recovery after earlier volatility. The token is essential for staking, governance, and network fees on the Polkadot platform. Earlier in the month, DOT experi...
