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Feb 20, 2023 47 tweets 23 min read Read on X
Is #Polkadot $DOT still alive?
Is the “Ethereum Killer” narrative still valid?
What's new with the protocol that was supposed to replace #Ethereum?

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When #Polkadot launched in the second half of 2020, you could hear that we are dealing with the real successor to #Ethereum.

medium.com/coinmonks/polk…
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The #Polkadot $DOT narrative was so strong that there was a temporary trend of pumping and getting excited about all projects that had anything to do with Polkadot.
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PolkaCity, PolkaFoundry, PolkaStarter... are ERC20 tokens, however, the name referring to #Polkadot caused huge increases. Madness 🤯

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coingecko.com/en/categories/…
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This trend lasted for several months. At the same time, Polkadot $DOT was one of the strongest tokens.
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However, at some point, the narrative died very quickly and it looked like most investors suddenly forgot about #Polkadot. So what happened?
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I will try to answer this question, but at this point it is worth briefly summarizing the development of #Polkadot $DOT since then.
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By far the most important change was the launch of #parachains in November 2021.
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At that time $DOT reached its peak. It has dropped almost 90% since then.
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The first parachains were #Acala $ACA , #Moonbeam $GLMR and #Astar Network $ASTR.
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The first two paid over 30m $DOT for a parachain slot. At that time, these amounts exceeded $1b!

coindesk.com/tech/2021/11/1…
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A year later, at the end of 2022, the @DarwiniaNetwork paid 9.9k DOT or approximately $45k for a parachain slot.
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This situation perfectly illustrates how much the bear market has changed the rules. Not only have there been huge drops in valuations, but also in engagement.
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Such situations can be a great investment opportunity. A small capital commitment results in much larger prizes from the auctions. But that’s the story for another time. Let's move on.
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Another big event for the #Polkadot ecosystem took place in May 2022 and it was the launch of the first version of the #XCM protocol that allows communication between parachains.

cryptobriefing.com/polkadot-ecosy…
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In January this year, @gavofyork announced the release of version 3 of the #XCM protocol.

This cross consensus message format enables parachains to ‘communicate’ without the need for bridges.

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Thanks to the #XCM protocol, by the end of 2022, 160k transactions were carried out between various parachains with a total value of $605m.

Source: dotinsights.subwallet.app/polkadot-repor…
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Is that a lot? It depends.

For example, #Cosmos ecosystem, thanks to #IBC, carries out almost a million transactions per week with a value exceeding $300m.

mapofzones.com/zones?columnKe…
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With the launch of version 3, there will probably be a faster increase in the popularity of this type of communication between parachains. However, the way to reach the #IBC level is a long way off.
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Undoubtedly, one of the most interesting information related to #Polkadot $DOT appeared along with the annual @ElectricCapital report.

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It turns out that #Polkadot $DOT is definitely ahead of the competition in terms of the number of active developers.
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If we compare the development dynamics of #Polkadot and #Ethereum, it turns out that @gavofyork's child is developing faster than #Ethereum.
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Active developers motivated to create a decentralized future is the most important fundamental indicator of any protocol. In this case, #Polkadot $DOT comes out great.
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However, 2022 has not been kind to the Polkadot ecosystem. The two largest parachains, #Moonbeam $GLMR and #Acala $ACA, have been hacked.
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#Moonbeam $GLMR suffered from the Nomad Bridge hack in August. Although most of the stolen funds have been returned, TVL on the chain has dropped dramatically.
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#Acala $ACA was also hit in August. These two events led to the destruction of trust in Polkadot-based protocols.
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I noticed that one of the problems of $DOT is the lack of liquidity in the entire ecosystem.

Liquidity, stablecoins, activity = network effect.

#Polkadot still doesn't have it. Which makes the chain boring. Could this change in the near future?
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The fuel for the growth of TVL may turn out to be the release of the long-awaited trustless bridge, which will connect #Polkadot with #Ethereum.

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snowfork.com
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Of course, with the development of XCM v3, much newer and more interesting applications will be created. Adding well-thought-out liquidity programs will probably speed up the adoption process.
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Already at this point you can notice the accelerated development of some parachains. In my opinion, Astar Network $ASTR is the dark horse of the #Polkadot ecosystem.
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The development of $ASTAR requires a description in a separate thread. However, I encourage you to read:

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Another project worth mentioning is #Centrifuge $CFG.

One of the few protocols that fits into the #RWA (Real World Asset) narrative recently mentioned by Delphi Digital.

members.delphidigital.io/reports/real-w…
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#Polkadot $DOT has one more problem, which is very often mentioned in the comments as "an insurmountable barrier for some"
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The problem is UX, so how complicated it is to use the @Polkadot ecosystem. Despite quite a lot of knowledge, I had problems with the wallet myself.

It has been noticed and there are more and more better solutions.
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One of them is Talisman:

talisman.xyz
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The second one worth mentioning is the @subwalletapp

subwallet.app
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The infrastructure is definitely developing in the right direction. These types of facilities will convince new people joining the #Polkadot ecosystem.

Source: dotinsights.subwallet.app/polkadot-repor…
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However, I left the most interesting and bullish information about #Polkadot $DOT for the very end.
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After the collapse of @FTX_Official , we entered a period of closer scrutiny of the regulator on the crypto market. The effects of this are plain to see.
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Kraken receiving a penalty for staking, BUSD loses Paxos support. Everything indicates that this is not the end.
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One of the most important questions every crypto investor should ask himself is whether his tokens can be considered as a “security”.
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At this point, it's extremely difficult to answer this question, because we don't really know any guidelines. It looks like Gessler is shooting blindly at various projects.
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It turns out, however, that the Web3 foundation has been in constant contact with the SEC for several years to finally avoid defining $DOT as security.
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The Web3 Foundation talks about the $DOT token as software. So far, of course, we can't count on any confirmation from the SEC about the validity of this thesis.

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cointelegraph.com/news/polkadot-…
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However, several years of work by Web3 lawyers directly with the SEC gives a good chance of success. In that case, $DOT would be given rocket fuel for growth.

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With increasing regulatory pressure, I predict a trend towards “non-security” tokens 🐂
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It is difficult to fit all the news and changes in such a huge ecosystem as #Polkadot in one thread.

I'll probably do another part of this thread soon.
If you liked today's part, then please follow my account and retweet the post. Thank you!

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