
Polkadot: Assessing if ETF and network activity can carry DOT to $1.30
How network activity, capital inflow via treasury and ETFs fuel Polkadot's rally.
- neutral toward ETF · 86%

How network activity, capital inflow via treasury and ETFs fuel Polkadot's rally.

Polkadot perp style futures is showing a nicely formed cup and handle pattern. On the chart I have measured the low to neckline and projected up to get the measured move. Wait for neckline break above resistance for entry. Hope everyone is having a great day/night and y’all are getting in some good trades, remember keep emotions out of it :)

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DOT’s rally has more capital behind it. That same leverage could become its fastest exit.

A 150% increase in daily network activity has sparked interest in DOT.

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Grayscale withdrew its Cardano, Polkadot, and Hedera ETF registrations in under four minutes on August 7, exactly two days before ADA cleared the SEC seasoning threshold. With Bitwise and Canary still in the race, the retreat says more about the…
Grayscale has abandoned its proposed Polkadot ETF, at least for now, as DOT struggles below former support near $0.80.

Grayscale withdrew its registration for the Cardano Trust ETF on Aug. 7, telling the SEC only that it “does not intend to proceed with the planned distribution.” The move was voluntary and came along with parallel registrations for Hedera and Polkadot, within about three minutes of each other that same afternoon. Two days later, ADA […]


Grayscale has quietly withdrawn its Cardano, Hedera and Polkadot exchange-traded fund (ETF) registrations within three minutes of each other, ending three attempts to bring the tokens to U.S. markets without explanation. Three Withdrawals, 190 Seconds Apart According to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, Grayscale filed three separate Form RW submissions on Aug. 7, withdrawing […]

On August 7, 2026, Grayscale Investments filed three Form RW submissions with the SEC. It withdrew the S-1 registration statements for the Grayscale Cardano Trust ETF, Grayscale Hedera Trust ETF, and Grayscale Polkadot Trust ETF, all within minutes of each other. The Cardano and Polkadot registrations dated back to August