Polkadot approved Referendum 1966 with 99.92% support to reduce its active validator set from 600 to 500, effective November 10. This change lowers the number of validators who earn staking rewards, potentially affecting nominators who chose validators near the cutoff. The validator backing is tightly clustered, making the cut competitive. Stakers with active validators should see little change in returns, but those nominating validators near the bottom risk losing rewards. Further reductions to 400 and 320 validators are planned, each requiring separate referendums.
Polkadot's recent referendum to reduce validators comes as DOT trades at Rp16.225 on Pluang, showing a slight 0.32% decline. Market interest remains strong with 82% of orders buying and a typical hold time of 122 days as of Nov 08, 2026 20:41 WIB.
Polkadot Treasury suffered a $1.381 million loss due to an exploit in the dotUSD stablecoin's cross-chain messaging system from October 24-26. The attacker manipulated the recorded supply of dotUSD without affecting account balances, causing pricing ...
Polkadot's price has plummeted 98.3% from its November 2021 peak of $55 to about $0.96 in 2026, reflecting the end of parachain auctions and broader market declines. The network has evolved with capped token supply, faster staking exit times, and a s...
Polkadot (DOT) traded at $0.94, showing a modest rise of 0.86% over 24 hours despite futures taker sell volume exceeding buy volume significantly. The open interest in DOT futures fell by 1.54%, indicating reduced market participation. Most Binance g...
