Polkadot (DOT)

💥 JUST IN: @Polkadot just secured support from Zodia Custody — massively strengthening the conditions for institutional adoption! 1/ For the first time, Polkadot enters the line of sight of bank‑grade custody. Zodia Custody’s shareholders include: • Standard Chartered • Northern Trust • SBI Holdings • National Australia Bank • Emirates NBD Zodia isn’t a “crypto custodian” — it’s a custody platform built and operated to banking standards. With DOT now supported in this environment, it means: • Banks can access DOT within their compliance frameworks • Institutional asset managers can include DOT in their internal workflows • DOT shifts from a “niche crypto asset” to something that can sit in a bank‑grade portfolio This is a major psychological threshold for institutions. 2/ Cold‑storage staking means institutions can finally “earn safely.” For institutions: Not staking = lost yield Staking = added risk But the announcement explicitly highlights: “DOT staking directly from cold, segregated custody”

🔥 The data tells a story many overlook: @Polkadot invested heavily in infrastructure first — that’s why users didn’t “feel” the impact yet. But as we step into the product era, this invisible foundation becomes the biggest advantage. 2025 is when infra turns into experiences.

My @Polkadot Wrapped 2025 — Chaos Edition 👀 🧩 Days thinking about @Polkadot: 365 🧱 My worldview this year: “EVM is the past, JAM is the future… and I’m stuck here translating the present.” 📄 My reaction to every new proposal: “Again?” → “Fine, I’ll read.” → “Why is this written like that?” → “Alright… let me extract whatever real info I can.” 🤯 Weekly ritual: “Should I oppose this referendum?” (asked 3 times per week) 🔮 Most common hallucination of 2025: “I think I finally understand JAM.” (5 minutes later) “Who am I? Where am I? What am I reading?” ⚡ Annual coping mechanism: “When DOT pumps, all my anxiety will disappear.” (I choose to believe.) 🪬 Spirit totems of the year: Gavin Wood, JAM, Polkadot Hub, Hyperbridge (aka: The Four Horsemen of My Battery Drain) 📚 Most painful truth: I just wanted to write one tweet… but somehow ended up producing a full research paper. 🎖️ Annual title earned: “The Most Reliable Content Infrastructure in the Polkadot Chinese Community (Human ELVES Edition)”

AAG #288 Spotlight: State of the Treasury? DOT Treasury Down 160K to 25.77M DOT USDt Treasury Up 110K to 7.38M USDt USDC Treasury  Up 100K to 4.21M USDC KSM Treasury Up 8.8K KSM to  656K KSM Follow The Kus for more! https://t.co/d7s4xqk3xf

As TVL falls with tanking asset prices industry-wide, Volumes on Polkadot’s Hydration Defi buck the trend. Follow The Kus for more! 📈 https://t.co/3IezK5lVoT

The new 2.1B cap of DOT means that supply will increase by just 29% over the next 135 years. → 7.4% issuance rate today → 3.3% issuance rate in March 2026 https://t.co/V7jWjl9xPw

💥 JUST IN: @Polkadot just secured support from Zodia Custody — massively strengthening the conditions for institutional adoption! 1/ For the first time, Polkadot enters the line of sight of bank‑grade custody. Zodia Custody’s shareholders include: • Standard Chartered • Northern Trust • SBI Holdings • National Australia Bank • Emirates NBD Zodia isn’t a “crypto custodian” — it’s a custody platform built and operated to banking standards. With DOT now supported in this environment, it means: • Banks can access DOT within their compliance frameworks • Institutional asset managers can include DOT in their internal workflows • DOT shifts from a “niche crypto asset” to something that can sit in a bank‑grade portfolio This is a major psychological threshold for institutions. 2/ Cold‑storage staking means institutions can finally “earn safely.” For institutions: Not staking = lost yield Staking = added risk But the announcement explicitly highlights: “DOT staking directly from cold, segregated custody”

The Friday DOT News Pump → Proof Bridges, DePin & Gaming Dive in! ↯ 0:00 DOT Halvening 0:44 Proof-backed Bridges 1:25 HOLLAR 1:45 Energy Web 2:01 Peaq 2:17 Acurast 2:34 Talisman 2:47 Mandala 2:59 Polkadot Gaming 4:09 Trends! Trends! Trends! 5:51 OpenGov Roundup 7:09 MLS Cup 7:24 Space Monkeys Podcast

Trends! Trends! Trends! - Polkadot Validators stand strong - Hydration dominates DOT DeFI - DeFi TVL down but Volume Up Follow The Kus for more! 📈 https://t.co/QRX0HLjMbI