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  • Polkadot seeks stability with $2M Bitcoin reserve strategy amid DOT downturn
    CryptoSlate - 16:42 Jun 13, 2025
    A new proposal within the Polkadot ecosystem is pushing for the creation of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. According to the proposal, the plan involves converting 500,000 DOT, valued at around $2 million, into Threshold Bitcoin (tBTC), a wrapped version of Bitcoin secured through threshold cryptography, which ensures decentralization and non-custodial management. Polkadot’s Bitcoin proposal Before […] The post Polkadot seeks stability with $2M Bitcoin reserve strategy amid DOT downturn appeared first on CryptoSlate.
  • Polkadot’s $50M Bitcoin Reserve Gamble: Community Clashes Over 500K DOT DCA Plan—Hedge or Risk?
    Cryptonews.com - 14:21 Jun 13, 2025
    As Polkadot weighs a bold move to convert part of its treasury into Bitcoin, the debate reveals deeper questions about risk management, governance transparency, and the evolving role of crypto treasuries in long-term protocol sustainability. The post Polkadot’s $50M Bitcoin Reserve Gamble: Community Clashes Over 500K DOT DCA Plan—Hedge or Risk? appeared first on Cryptonews.
  • Polkadot community split on selling 500K DOT for Bitcoin reserve
    Cointelegraph.com - 09:58 Jun 13, 2025
    Polkadot’s community is split over a proposal to convert 500,000 DOT tokens into tBTC using a year-long DCA strategy amid market volatility. A Polkadot governance proposal to convert 500,000 DOT tokens to Threshold Bitcoin (tBTC) for diversification and long-term stability has received mixed reactions from community members. While some see Bitcoin (BTC) as a hedge against market uncertainty, others remain skeptical about the timing amid all-time high BTC prices. In early June, pseudonymous Polkadot community member hippiestank proposed the creation of an initial Bitcoin strategic reserve over the course of one year. Upon consensus from the community, the proposal would sell 500,000 Polkadot (DOT) tokens and reinvest them into BTC using a dollar-cost averaging (DCA) strategy. Read more
  • SEC delays Solana ETF as decisions for Polkadot, XRP loom
    Cointelegraph.com - 10:13 May 14, 2025
    Over 80% of investors are betting on the approval of a Solana and Litecoin ETF in 2025, despite the latest delay from the SEC. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed back its decision on a proposed spot Solana exchange-traded fund (ETF), with the cryptocurrency industry now looking to the deadlines for the Polkadot and XRP-based ETFs in June. The SEC pushed its decision on listing Grayscale’s spot Solana (SOL) Trust ETF on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to October 2025, according to a May 13 filing by the securities regulator. The decision came the week after the SEC delayed its ruling on Canary Capital’s Litecoin (LTC) ETF, Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart wrote in a May 5 X post. Read more
  • TV hit Peaky Blinders to launch crypto game, FIFA Rivals on Polkadot: Web3 Gamer
    Cointelegraph.com - 14:30 Apr 29, 2025
    Global TV hit Peaky Blinders will launch a crypto spin-off in 2026. The makers say it “could be THE game to take Web3 Gaming mainstream.” If youve played the FIFA soccer/football video game anytime in the past few decades, youll have that classic E…A…Sports tagline burned into your brain. But for the first time ever, a new FIFA game is dropping without itand it’s on the blockchain. Built on Polkadot, the new mobile game FIFA Rivals will launch its pre-release in May, before its global launch in June, just in time for the FIFA Club World Cup. It comes from Web3 gaming studio Mythical Games theyre the developers behind the National Football Leagues official blockchain game, NFL Rivals. Much like NFL Rivals, soccer/football fans can build their own teams, play real matches, and trade NFTs of their favorite players. Read more