Black is the new pink ⚫️
New Polkadot brand image, more bounties getting closed, Coinbase enables Polkadot USDC deposits, and more
🐂 top news
Web3 Foundation published a report of the Polkadot Builders Party.
Web3 Foundation is sunsetting the Decentralized Nodes program.
The Polkadot website was revamped.
The Web3 Summit returns to Berlin on June 18-19 2026.
Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF, a $1.2B fund holding 0.14% DOT, listed on NYSE Arca exchange.
Coinbase enabled Polkadot Asset Hub USDC deposits and withdrawals.
Vultisig‘s multi-chain MPC vaults added Polkadot support.
Bitunix launched DOT Coin-M Futures.
Alice und Bob released a repository with Polkadot website design assets including icons, typography, and colors.
Parity posted a detailed update on the status of Revive, Polkadot’s novel smart contract platform, detailing what’s been done and deployment timelines amongst other information.
⭕️ ecosystem
Mubert launched its open beta with NFT-based music creation, never-ending tracks, and a leaderboard rewarding users with XP for generating, remixing, and rating music.
Crust temporarily suspended its parachain, Ethereum, and Elrond bridges for essential upgrades and maintenance. Users are strongly advised not to attempt cross-chain transactions.
peaq updated its app with a Hardware Store showcasing connected devices with earning opportunities across the Peaqosystem.
Silencio launched stablecoin campaigns for Voice AI offering $10 USDC/USDT per hour of approved recordings and $2 per hour for referrals.
Acurast surpassed 250K deployments.
Acurast launched the Rebel Mindshare Leaderboard rewarding weekly social media engagement competition.
Darwinia-Crab bridge will cease operations January 1st as Crab network on Kusama winds down.
Bifrost‘s vASTR surpassed 100M and vMANTA reached 16M in TVL.
Hydration’s HOLLAR stablecoin surpassed 10M supply and was added to the Omnipool.
Hyperbridge added Polygon support with trustless verification of Heimdall and Bor layers.
Hyperbridge launched its Points Program with leaderboard rewards for swaps and referrals.
Energy Web launched the first Verified Compute Cloud pilot with SAFc Registry on EWX.
⚙️ technical
Polkadot SDK has been updated to stable2509-3.
Polkadot-JS API has been updated to v16.5.5.
🏛️ governance
For more information on Polkadot governance statistics, check out the Polkadot Dune governance dashboard.
🆕 new
Ref 1816: Closing the UX Bounty
Ref 1818: Funding the development of Polkadot Avatars
Ref 1819: Funding the completion of the BRC-721 integration
🕓 confirming
Ref 1791: Closing the Polkadot Marketing Bounty
Ref 1795: Closing the Polkadot Pioneers Prize Bounty and returning the remaining funds to the Treasury
👍🏾 passing
Ref 1803: Appointing ECHO.RE as an identity registrar on the Polkadot People chain
Ref 1804: Appointing OpenSquare as an identity registrar on the People chain
Ref 1807: Closing the Games Bounty and returning the remaining funds to the Treasury
Ref 1809: Closing the Legal Bounty
👎🏾 failing
Ref 1796: Funding the completion, stabilization, and auditing of ink! v6 for PolkaVM ($362.5K)
Ref 1798: Retroactively funding Ideal Network randomness infrastructure development completion ($38.76K)
Ref 1799: Retroactively funding the development of Mimir - a multisig tool for the Polkadot ecosystem ($138.39K)
Ref 1808: Funding the development of AwesomeDOT ($75.48K)
Ref 1813: Funding the maintenance of Statescan for 2 quarters of 2025 ($44.38K)
Ref 1814: Retroactively funding transparency and infrastructure work by Polkassembly ($147.2K)
❌ rejected
Ref 1793: Funding a 6-month initiative to cultivate a vibrant Polkadot presence in Hungary and Central-Eastern Europe ($88K)
Ref 1794: Funding Treasury Guardian, a tool to promote milestone-based scheduled-payouts for improved Treasury efficiency and oversight ($49.4K)
Ref 1805: Retroactively funding the development of Kitdot ($9.9K)
📺 what to watch and listen to
How to run DOOM on JAM on your computer (Tutorial) by Dani Cuki
The Friday DOT News Pump - Supreme Utility in 2026 by The Kus
Cross Ecosystem Roundtable Talk (Cardano-Polkadot): Pathways to Long-Term Treasury Sustainability
Space Monkeys podcast with Tommy Enenkel (Alice und Bob) - The Truth About Polkadot OpenGov.
The Polkadot Hub: Unpacking the Future for Developers, Users, and Contributors by Polkadot Africa
Learning Polkadot Hub Smart Contracts by Alice und Bob
📖 what to read
Ethereum’s version of Coretime? by PolkaWorld
Thank you for taking the dot leap!
Hey, great read as always. You really have a knack for keeping up with eveything in the Polkadot sphere; it’s a whirlwind. This definitely ties in with your earlier thoughts on broader crypto shifts. 'Black is the new pink' is just the perfect encapsulation. Very insightful!