Polkaswap decentralized exchange (DEX) is breaking new ground in DeFi business models with its DEX-as-a-service offering.

Polkadot, which describes itself as a "layer 0 blockchain," has filed a trademark registration for what appears to be a blockchain-based messaging application, according to a recent filing.

On April 6th, Astar Network will become the first Polkadot parachain to support a stable WASM environment by enabling ink! smart contracts.

Bifrost Finance is a new blockchain-based platform that is designed to provide a gateway for cross-chain liquid staking on Polkadot. The platform is designed to make it easier for users to participate in staking on multiple chains, and could help to improve the overall efficiency and functionality of the Polkadot ecosystem.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) staking service Lido will end its staking program on Polkadot and Kusama on August 1 due to adoption and growth not meeting "business case expectations to sustain investment," according to Lido developer MixBytes. The move follows challenged macroeconomic factors and a lack of liquidity in Polkadot's DeFi ecosystem, MixBytes noted. Lido is a liquid staking protocol that allows users to use staked ether (stETH) on other protocols and blockchains while reaping the staking rewards. Deposits are no longer being accepted on Polkadot and Kusama, and on June 22 all assets will be automatically unstaked.

On March 22, Proof of Github highlighted the daily development activity. The price of DOT at the time of writing is $6.30 — up 4.15% in the last 24 hours at press time.

Polkadot price noted a fresh decline on its one-day chart. The price of the altcoin has moved closer to its crucial support line in the same time frame. Over the last 24 hours, DOT has lost around 4% of its market value, and in the last week, DOT secured a 6% appreciation.

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Lido Finance proposed sunsetting liquid staking on the Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems, according to a proposal posted to Lido’s governance forum on Tuesday.

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According to recent research, the Polkadot network is the industry’s most active in terms of developer commits on GitHub.

Bank Frick, the European pioneer of blockchain banking, is now offering clients staking as a service for digital assets.The new staking service offers Bank Frick clients the chance to win rewards in the form of newly generated digital assets - similar to interest on a savings account - by holding their coins.

The Polkadot community is looking into conducting a research study centered around “token morphism,” a term used to describe the process that was used to transform the protocol's native dot token from a security into software.

Cryptocurrency has been in the zeitgeist for quite some time now, and one of the most significant players in the game is Polkadot ($DOT). The recent ruling by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that $DOT is not a security has been a game-changer for the digital asset and its investors.

Binance’s Proof of Reserves system essentially allows users to verify through a cryptographic tool called a Merkle Tree to verify that the cryptocurrency has their assets in reserve, backing their deposited funds on the platform.

DAM Finance, a global shared liquidity layer, announced its decentralized, multi-chain liquidity infrastructure is live on Ethereum and Moonbeam, a Polkadot parachain. The launch marks a significant milestone in DAM’s roadmap, featuring the first of several multi-network decentralized applications designed to improve value mobility across the fragmented digital assets space. 

Polkadot, the Layer 0 blockchain network, ended Q4 2022 with a surge in user activity, according to a recent report by Messari. Despite the unexpected fallout of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Polkadot’s user base continued to grow.

The value of Polkadot [DOT] dropped after Bitcoin [BTC] broke below the $23.5K level. At press time, DOT was trading at $6.225, over 4% down in the past 24 hours. Similarly, BTC was closer to retesting or breaking below the $23K level. 

Blockchain is commonly associated with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency and while that’s not wrong, there’s a lot more to the tech than digital currency. To get into it, we’re going to break down the three blockchain generations and how the technology is evolving.

The Web3 Foundation, which supports the Polkadot protocol, has again presented its argument that its native DOT (DOT) token is not a security. In a Twitter thread, the foundation emphasized its efforts to comply with U.S. securities laws, as well as Securities and Exchange Commission guidance on digital assets, and declared that DOT had successfully “morphed” and is software, not a security. 

Polkadot [DOT] has emerged as a leading blockchain in terms of development activity, according to Santiment. The network recorded the highest number of GitHub commits in the last month, showing a high level of development activity and engagement from its protocols deployed on the interoperable blockchain.