Polkadot’s market cap has fallen from $54 billion in November 2021 to $6 billion in August 2022, causing many $DOT fans to sell off their bags in search of newer, shinier chains.
Polkadot 2.0, the “rebirth” of the network, could be the impulse the project needs to get back on its feet again.
Polkadot is a layer 0 chain, offering infrastructure for other chains to build on top of.
Polkadot 2.0 steps away from parachains, offering improved technical features and a more user-friendly experience.
These new features include asynchronous backing that improves network throughput time, core times for more flexible computing resources and elastic scaling, which offers dynamic scalability.
Polkadot also has an updated governance system in place, led by the community, which currently has a 136 rating on the Nakamoto Coefficients.
Polkadot 2.0 shifts its focus to an application-focused approach, which should attract more projects to its ecosystem.
It has already seen partnerships with Mythical Games and Frequency, and multiple grant and funding programs, including the JAM Implementers’ Prize with 10 million $DOT.
There could be a new upside to the $DOT price due to these developments.
It's hard to tell how the $DOT price will develop, but Polkadot has a good track record and Polkadot 2.0 could help it get back to its previous glory.