Polkadot
Polkadot launched its native stablecoin, dotUSD, on mainnet, governed by DOT holders. The launch followed a referendum with 98.4% support and 4.3 million DOT votes. dotUSD initially uses USDT reserves but plans to introduce DOT-backed collateral. Despite the launch, DOT price fell 4.69% to $1.04.
Grayscale Investments withdrew three SEC ETF registrations for spot-price tracking ETFs tied to Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), and Hedera (HBAR), according to the company. The filings were made during 2025. Grayscale cited a prolonged crypto price slump. YTD, ADA is down over 41%, DOT down 54%, and HBAR down 35%.
CertiK reported that a hacker exploited Hyperbridge, a Polkadot cross-chain bridge, minting 1 billion bridged DOT tokens on Ethereum. The attacker seized admin control via a forged message and cashed out about $237,000, capped at 108.2 ETH by pool liquidity. Hyperbridge paused operations and said only bridged DOT on Ethereum was affected.
Over the past 7 days, AlphAI's AI scored 1 news story mentioning DOT-USD (Polkadot). Coverage has skewed bearish: 0 bullish, 0 neutral, and 1 bearish.
The launch introduces a new stablecoin and may increase supply pressure on DOT, potentially driving short-term price weakness.
Loss of a potential spot-ETF pathway is a negative catalyst for DOT sentiment.
Bridged DOT token contract compromise raises counterparty and bridge-risk concerns for DOT holders using Hyperbridge, even if native DOT is unaffected.
Short-term beta to the broader crypto move.
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Polkadot launched its native stablecoin, dotUSD, on mainnet, governed by DOT holders. The launch followed a referendum with 98.4% support and 4.3 million DOT votes. dotUSD initially uses USDT reserves but plans to introduce DOT-backed collateral. Despite the launch, DOT price fell 4.69% to $1.04.
2 min readGrayscale Investments withdrew three SEC ETF registrations for spot-price tracking ETFs tied to Cardano (ADA), Polkadot (DOT), and Hedera (HBAR), according to the company. The filings were made during 2025. Grayscale cited a prolonged crypto price slump. YTD, ADA is down over 41%, DOT down 54%, and HBAR down 35%.
6 min readCertiK reported that a hacker exploited Hyperbridge, a Polkadot cross-chain bridge, minting 1 billion bridged DOT tokens on Ethereum. The attacker seized admin control via a forged message and cashed out about $237,000, capped at 108.2 ETH by pool liquidity. Hyperbridge paused operations and said only bridged DOT on Ethereum was affected.
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