The Second Age of Polkadot

Nov 01, 2025

⚠️Polkadot Relay Node and Asset Hub node operators were instructed to add “--db-cache 8000” CLI flag in preparation for Asset Hub migration.
Coinbase will disable DOT send, receive, and staking support from November 3-5 for Polkadot network migration.
USDC on Polkadot AssetHub became Circle’s fastest-growing product with 280% supply increase over 30 days.
Parity published guidance on understanding the Ecosystem Retention Dashboard for tracking monthly user joins and retention across Polkadot.
Gavin Wood was on the Spacemonkeys podcast to talk about The Second Age of Polkadot.
Polkadot became Unity Nodes’ first supported partner, enabling DOT incentives for telecommunications performance data collection.
Polkadot Builder Party surpassed 2,000 participants.

Alice und Bob released a Polkadot Community Design Kit for creating graphics with AI assistance for non-designers.
Polkadot blog published 5 tech outages that prove decentralization can’t wait.
Encointer published The Second Glimpse into the Nyota Community.
Integritee announced it is shutting down.
Frequency published Raising the Roof at the Frequency House during Korea Blockchain Week.
Hydration raised HOLLAR borrow cap to $5M following Referendum 207, filling within 10 minutes.
WUD Universe Mystery Boxes are now available in Flappy Wud.
Hydration added Ethena’s ENA token to its Omnipool with 69% initial APR.
Acala launched dApp 2.0 with EVM wallet support and multichain connections.
Bifrost launched Phase 2 of DeFi Singularity with vDOT pools offering over 50% APR on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB.
Velocity Labs selected five teams for the first DeFi Builders Program cohort, with team introductions rolling out this week ahead of the 12-week program.
DOTBulls are giving away nine limited-edition WUD Universe NFTs. To enter, follow, like, RT, and drop a screenshot of your cabin and Unique Network address.

Byte released jamtart, a JIP-3 compatible telemetry server for JAM nodes with a CLI interface and web UI in development.
Web3 Foundation published a video explaining ELVES, a protocol reducing computational demand while balancing security, decentralization, and scalability.

For more information on Polkadot governance statistics, check out the Polkadot Dune governance dashboard.

🆕 new

👍🏾 passing

Ref 1768: Funding Chaotic for the maintenance and development of a public good Polkadot NFT marketplace ($180K)

👎🏾 failing

Ref 1771: Funding a StellaSwap incentive program (1M DOT)
Ref 1772: Funding the development and maintenance of the Polkadot staking dashboard ($154K)
Ref 1773: Funding ink! Alliance to finalize, audit, and stabilize ink! v6 on PolkaVM for Polkadot Hub with 6 months of developer support ($538K)
Ref 1776: Funding Treasury Guardian, a tool to promote milestone-based scheduled-payouts for improved Treasury efficiency and oversight ($68K)

❌ rejected

Ref 1762: Funding development of RegionX coretime marketplace on Polkadot (~66K)
Ref 1767: Funding the development of Treasury Guardian, a tool that incentivizes community members to oversee scheduled payouts and intervene when necessary to protect the Treasury (~$84K)

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