Polkadot Proposes dotUSD Stablecoin With $5M Treasury Funding
Polkadot (DOT)
Editor:
Eugene Serbin
cryptocurrency.com.tr reports that Polkadot has proposed a $5 million treasury plan to fund the launch of its native stablecoin, dotUSD. The initiative is being handled through the OpenGov governance system, where DOT holders will vote on the creation of this stable-value asset. Referendum 1944 is currently on the ballot, allowing the community to decide if the network should adopt dotUSD.
The Polkadot Community Foundation submitted the idea for a community vote after it was initiated by ecosystem members. If approved, the proposal will consume approximately $5 million of the network’s treasury funds. The initial minting of dotUSD tokens would utilize roughly $2.5 million in funding.
Another $2.5 million in DOT would provide the initial liquidity for the new asset. This liquidity is intended to support a DOT and dotUSD trading pool on the Polkadot Asset Hub.
How the market reacted
Whalio's own Binance spot order flow for DOT, measured when this story was written up on 10 September 2026. Not the outlet's figures.
Whalio spot data shows DOT trading at $1.12 with a 1-hour buy ratio of 52.3% and a 4-hour buy ratio of 52.8%, indicating short-term buying pressure. These figures are slightly higher than the 24-hour buy ratio of 48.0%, suggesting that buying momentum is building over the last few hours. Volume delta is positive at +$43,164 for the hour and +$111,629 for the four-hour window, meaning more money is flowing into spot buys than sells in these short windows. However, the 24-hour volume delta is -$907,912, showing that cumulative selling has outweighed buying over the full day. The Cumulative Volume Delta closed at -$131,495, confirming that net selling pressure has dominated the 24-hour period despite recent short-term inflows.
The latest daily buy ratio of 47.0% sits at the 23rd percentile of the last 324 days, against a median of 48.9% - weaker buying than most days.
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 7-day average buy ratio was 50.0%, making the latest day’s 48.0% reading 2.0 points below average. Spot volume for the day was 1.57 times the weekly average, indicating significantly higher activity than usual. While the price rose 29.4% over eight days, the total volume delta for that period was -$1,218,805, showing that the price increase occurred alongside net selling. This suggests that despite the bullish price action, larger holders may have been distributing positions. The current day’s volume spike contrasts with the net outflow seen over the week, highlighting a shift in trading intensity.