Polkadot rises 27% as investors anticipate halving event

polka dot $dot The token has gained 27% over the past week as the network’s first halving event approaches.

The halving event scheduled for March 14th is expected to reduce the supply of native tokens by 50%. This fuels the scarcity narrative among investors and increases bullish sentiment.

$dot Annual issuance will be reduced from 120 million tokens to 55 million tokens

Last year, the Polkadot community passed a vote to make the change. $dotToken economics. that Introduced a hard cap of 2.1 billion tokens and added gradual reduction of new tokens issue. This creates a new cause $dot Creation slows down over time.

The first significant issuance reduction will take place on Pi Day, March 14th.

The amount issued will decrease from about 120 million to about 55 million. $dot token.

Polkadot’s issuance amount is reduced every two years.

This reduction will be gradual and will bring us closer to the total supply ceiling of 2.1 billion. $dot.

The protocol also includes other changes, including the introduction of Dynamic Allocation Pools (DAP) and comprehensive updates to staking and validator economics.

Once Phase 1 of the DAP is activated, the Treasury Burn will stop. Written tokens and validator slashes are redirected to DAP and managed by governance.

Validators must maintain a minimum self-staking of 10,000 $dot The minimum commission is 10%. Additionally, the new SakingOperator proxy type allows institutional investors to separate storage of stake from validator management.

For endorsers, once most validators meet the minimum self-staking requirements, their stake will no longer be eligible for slashing. Peeling time is reduced from 28 days to approximately 48 hours.

This change strengthens Polkadot’s security and increases liquidity. The new update will take effect on March 12th.

Polkadot breaks above $1.75 before entering consolidation phase

At the time of writing, Polkadot ($dot) is currently trading at $1.62, based on CoinGecko data.

$dot It has gained over 25.7% in the past 7 days. The meeting then began $dot It traded in a weak range of $1.25 to $1.25. $1.35. This showed that the momentum was low and gradually decreasing.

Polka dot pattern ($dot) price list. Source: CoinGecko.

but $dot experienced a sudden breakout. token rose It quickly rose from around $1.30 to over $1.70, marking the week’s strongest move. Prices briefly reached a seven-day high near $1.75 before hitting resistance.

After the spike, $dot Entering a correction phase and falling back to near $1.50–$1.55 This is because traders cashed out their profits. After that, the token stabilized and returned to the level. $1.60–$1.62 range.

Despite strong weekly gains; $dot Down 2.5% in the last 24 hours. short term Integration.

Polkadot supporters hope the US SEC will approve the proposal $dot Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

21Shares filed a Spot Polkadot ETF with the SEC early last year. Cboe BZX Exchange subsequently filed a 19b-4 application on behalf of 21Shares seeking approval to list and trade the Fund.

The Polkadot ETF was listed on the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Eligible List in late 2025.

In August 2025, Grayscale filed a registration form with the SEC under Polkadot’s ETF. $dot. Nasdaq has filed a 19b-4 application on behalf of Grayscale to list the proposed Polkadot ETF.

The SEC is reviewing both 21Shares and Grayscale’s ETF proposals, but has not yet approved them.