Polkadot (DOT) gains 42% ahead of its long-awaited parachain auctions

Polkadot (DOT) gains 42% ahead of its long-awaited parachain auctions

Polkadot price pushes to new highs over growing excitement for the upcoming parachain auctions and increased interoperability they will support. In the early hours of Feb. 20 Polkadot (DOT) trading volume began to see a significant increase which helped propel the multichain protocol to a new all-time high of $42.28. Data from Cointelegraph Markets and TradingView shows that DOT hit a swing low at $29.36 on Feb.19 before experiencing a 44% breakout which took the price to a new 2021 high. DOT/USDT 4-hour chart. Source: TradingViewExcitement continues to build in the Polkadot ecosystem....


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