{"id":88938,"date":"2025-09-15T18:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=88938"},"modified":"2025-09-15T18:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:10:56","slug":"polkadot-sets-2-1-billion-token-cap-for-dot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/polkadot-sets-2-1-billion-token-cap-for-dot\/","title":{"rendered":"Polkadot Sets 2.1 Billion Token Cap for DOT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Polkadot decentralised autonomous organisation has approved a hard cap on the project&#8217;s token issuance, limiting it to 2.1 billion DOT.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 DOT supply \u2192 capped at 2.1 Billion \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n<p>The Polkadot DAO has signaled support for a hard cap, by passing Referendum 1710 on the \u201cWish For Change\u201d track, with 81% in favor.<\/p>\n<p>Today \u2935\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2192 1.6 Billion DOT exist<br \/>\u2192 120M DOT\/year minted each year<br \/>\u2192 No supply cap<\/p>\n<p>What Ref. 1710\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OJMtDumAZC\">pic.twitter.com\/OJMtDumAZC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polkadot (@Polkadot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polkadot\/status\/1967241017314115889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The referendum, titled \u201cWish For Change,\u201d garnered 81% support.<\/p>\n<p>This proposal alters the existing model of unlimited token issuance, which saw 120 million DOT minted annually. Currently, 1.52 billion coins are in circulation.<\/p>\n<p>The new configuration plans to reduce inflation every two years on March 14th \u2014 Pi Day.<\/p>\n<p>Under the old tokenomics track, DOT supply could have reached 3.4 billion by 2040. The approved model projects it will be around 1.91 billion. Emission is expected to cease entirely around the year 2160.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">gm \u2014 there will only ever be 2.1B DOT <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZKa5elo38\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZKa5elo38<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polkadot (@Polkadot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polkadot\/status\/1967493175616176145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cScarcity, predictability, long-term positioning,\u201d commented the project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following the cap on future market supply, DOT prices fell by approximately 5%. The asset is trading at $4.2, more than 92% below its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coingecko.com\/ru\/%D0%9A%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%82%D1%8B\/polkadot\">all-time high<\/a> of ~$55 recorded in November 2021.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"617\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b37d7341a1f819a5-4341209812550160-1024x617.png\" alt=\"DOTUSD_2025-09-15_14-55-27\" class=\"wp-image-265816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b37d7341a1f819a5-4341209812550160-1024x617.png 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b37d7341a1f819a5-4341209812550160-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b37d7341a1f819a5-4341209812550160-768x463.png 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-b37d7341a1f819a5-4341209812550160.png 1327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">15-minute DOT\/USD chart on Coinbase. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/DOTUSD\/?exchange=COINBASE\">TradingView<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DOT&#8217;s market capitalisation stands at approximately $6.4 billion.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chasing Competitors<\/h2>\n<p>Since the start of the year, Polkadot&#8217;s token has lost about 40% of its value, while competitors like Solana and Ethereum have shown impressive growth. The second-largest cryptocurrency by market cap even reached a new <span data-descr=\"all-time high\" class=\"old_tooltip\">ATH<\/span> in August.<\/p>\n<p>DOT&#8217;s poor performance has concerned the community and investors, prompting several proposals to strengthen the asset&#8217;s position. One such proposal <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.polkadot.network\/t\/bitcoin-reserve-for-the-polkadot-treasury\/13221\/21\">suggested<\/a> purchasing around $2 million worth of the \u201cwrapped version\u201d of Bitcoin, tBTC, to form a reserve aimed at providing additional income and creating new opportunities for DeFi on Polkadot.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe devaluation of DOT is recognised by the community, we should sell tokens and buy BTC. I fully agree with this proposal,\u201d commented one user.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, developers deemed the initiative technically unfeasible, as the blockchain platform lacks a direct bridge to the Bitcoin network.<\/p>\n<p>In August, Gavin Wood, co-founder of the project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parity.io\/blog\/back-at-the-helm-parity-leadership-update-2025\">returned<\/a> as CEO of Parity, the company behind Polkadot&#8217;s development.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe architectural foundation is laid, and the market is ready. Combining the concept with day-to-day execution at the CEO level will allow us to move faster and accelerate the next phase of growth,\u201d he stated at the time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>That same month, the team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.co.uk\/news-releases\/polkadot-capital-group-launches-to-drive-institutional-adoption-across-polkadot-network-302532571.html\">announced<\/a> the creation of Polkadot Capital Group. This division targets traditional capital markets and aims to stimulate institutional demand for DOT.<\/p>\n<p>Among the <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/92-applications-for-crypto-etfs-submitted-in-the-us\">92 applications<\/a> for launching cryptocurrency ETFs under review by the <span data-descr=\"U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission\" class=\"old_tooltip\">SEC<\/span>, there are proposals for products based on the Polkadot token.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Polkadot decentralised autonomous organisation has approved a hard cap on the project&#8217;s token issuance, limiting it to 2.1 billion DOT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":88939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Polkadot DAO approves 2.1 billion DOT cap, altering unlimited issuance model.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1461,1258],"class_list":["post-88938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-polkadot-dot","tag-tokenomics"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"397","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Polkadot DAO approves 2.1 billion DOT cap, altering unlimited issuance model.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88938"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88940,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88938\/revisions\/88940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}