Polkadot ‘cup and handle’ setup sees DOT price 50% higher by September

Polkadot (DOT) looks ready to extend its ongoing price recovery due to a classic bullish pattern forming on its daily chart. DOT paints “cup and handle” pattern Notably, DOT has been forming a “cup and handle” pattern since mid-June, confirmed by its price crashing and recovering in a rounding, U-shaped trajectory (cup), followed by the […]

DFG piles $12.6M into Astar Network’s Polkadot parachain bid

The first-ever parachain auction on Polkadot is heating up, with leading projects from the Polkadot ecosystem competing for the coveted first slot. On Nov. 15, DFG Group — a global blockchain investment firm controlling $1 billion in assets under management — announced it had pledged 300,000 DOT tokens (worth $12.65 million) in support of Astar […]

Data shows Polkadot crashes after reaching $1B open interest — Will it happen again?

Whenever there is relevant growth in the number of derivatives contracts currently in play (open interest), it usually means that more traders are involved. In futures markets, longs and shorts are balanced at all times, but having a larger number of active contracts allows the participation of institutional investors that require a minimum market size. […]

Polkadot eyes breakout to $75 after DOT price rally sets up classic bullish reversal

Polkadot (DOT) chart technicals suggest it may rally to a new record high near $75 if DOT can manage to close above its $41-$43 range decisively. That’s according to a classic bullish reversal setup known as an Inverse Head and Shoulders (H&S) that forms when the price undergoes three selloffs during a period of market consolidation. Specifically, […]

Another first for Polkadot as Kusama council approves first parachain slot auction

The Kusama council has passed Motion 310 confirming the start of the first slot auction on the Kusama network. According to details shared on the Polkadot governance platform Polkassembly, 13 out of the 19 “seats” on the Kusama council voted in favor of commencing the slot auction process. Source: Polkassembly As previously reported by Cointelegraph, […]