Polkadot is quietly rebuilding momentum, with important governance changes and a product-focused roadmap:
1. Latest SEC guidance lists $DOT as a digital commodity, not a security, along with $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $ADA, $XRP, $XLM, $AVAX, $HBAR and others, after extensive compliance work
2. $TDOT, first-ever Polkadot ETP in US, launched March 6
3. Major tokenomics changes went into effect March 14, including a) hard cap (max supply) of 2.1 billion DOT, immediate halving of inflation, and "halvings" of inflation every two years. All approved via on-chain governance
4. You can now pay transaction fees in any approved asset, e.g. $USDT, $USDC (swapped for DOT behind scenes)
5. Focus on "proof-of-personhood" making it easier to avoid bots and Sybil attacks that plague many chains
*Not investment advice, but great to see
@alice_und_bob Thanks Tommi, you’ve been here from the beginning and I always loved watching your content. Good luck with everything and I hope to still see you around!
@CryptoYieldPro@silverhoard1 Ser I believe the 2.1B hard cap goes into effect tomorrow (1/27) and the first stepdown in inflation takes effect on 3/14. I may be wrong, but that is my understanding.
@steve_hanke But what happened to inflation falling well below 2% like you predicted on all those talks with David Lin? Maybe Henke’s golden growth rate isn’t so golden? 🤔🤷🏻♂️
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