Polkadot jumps 8% on Coretime upgrade and stablecoin vote
Polkadot (DOT)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
tradersunion.com reports that Polkadot (DOT) rose 8.05% today following a structural protocol upgrade to agile Coretime adoption. This shift moves the network from slot auctions to dynamic blockspace pricing, a change that has bolstered market sentiment. Network activity was further stimulated by a governance referendum on the proposed native stablecoin, dotUSD.
Security assessments currently identify Polkadot as the most secure major blockchain based on active nodes and staked value. DOT is trading above its 20-day, 50-day, and 200-day moving averages, indicating bullish momentum across primary timeframes. The price opened with an upside gap of approximately 3.75% and is now near the session high.
Technical indicators show persistent buying pressure, with the RSI at 63.755 and MACD confirming a buy forecast. Analysts note that a decisive move above $1.3 is key to confirming an extended bullish phase.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for DOT, measured when this story was written up on 21 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows DOT trading at $1.14 with a 24-hour buy ratio of 49.1%. The 1-hour buy ratio is higher at 51.7%, while the 4-hour ratio sits at 47.0%, suggesting short-term buying interest is outpacing the longer-term average. Volume delta data reveals a positive +$44,327 in the last hour, contrasting with a negative -$74,487 over four hours. This indicates that while immediate flow is net buying, the broader four-hour trend has seen more selling than buying. The 24-hour volume delta is -$264,291, showing that cumulative selling has outweighed buying over the full day despite the price rise. A CVD of +$391,406 suggests that recent aggressive buying has helped push the price up, even as net volume remains negative.
The latest daily buy ratio of 49.7% sits at the 62nd percentile of the last 323 days, against a median of 48.9% - ordinary for this coin.
Was that an ordinary day?
The same Binance spot measurements for DOT, averaged over the days leading up to the story.
Over the preceding week, the average buy ratio was 49.0%, compared to the current 24-hour ratio of 49.1%, a difference of just 0.1 points. This indicates that today's buying balance is nearly identical to the weekly norm, making it an ordinary day for participation levels. However, spot volume was 1.50x the weekly average, signaling significantly higher activity than usual. Price increased by 13.6% over eight days, yet the total volume delta for that period was -$1,867,848. This divergence shows that while the price has surged, cumulative selling pressure has exceeded buying pressure over the week.