Polkadot skyrockets nearly 30% to $10 billion market cap: What’s behind the r...

Polkadot skyrockets nearly 30% to $10 billion market cap: What’s behind the r...

The price of DOT, the native cryptocurrency of Polkadot, surged 24% on the day to achieve a $10 billion valuation. Polkadot (DOT), the second-largest smart contract protocol in the cryptocurrency market by valuation behind Ethereum, is up nearly 30% in the last 24 hours. Polkadot's market capitalization has also surpassed $10 billion, solidifying its position as the fifth-biggest crypto asset.There are several major reasons behind DOT’s strong uptrend: strong technical market structure, anticipation of scalable blockchain networks, and the craze around DeFi.DOT/USDT daily price candle....


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