Polkadot's 3rd Parachain Slot Auction Winner Is Astar

The winner of Polkadot's 3rd auction became Astar Network, which is a multichain dapps hub.

As announced, the protocol will be onboarded at a block with the other first 5 winners on Dec. 18. Previously known as Plasm Network, Astar supports Ethereum, dapp staking, and Layer 2 solutions.

Congratulations to @AstarNetwork on winning Polkadot's third auction!

Astar will be onboarded at block #8179200 [Dec. 18] at the beginning of lease 6 with the other first 5 auction winners. Over 27.1K network stakeholders locked up DOT in favor!https://t.co/ZFSzeAhc4x pic.twitter.com/mABXLeRnKh

— Polkadot (@Polkadot) December 2, 2021

Parachains are separate blockchains that run in parallel with Polkadot’s main chain, known as the Relay Chain. Polkadot has a goal to have 100 parachains.

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This way, the platform will increase its scalability. To decide on which chains will connect to the parachain slot, Polkadot carries out auctions. Projects are required to place a bid in the DOT token to take part in auctions. Via crowdloan, the community helps the project it supports to win. Each action closes in 7 days.

Polkadot launched the process on November 11. The first winner became the DeFi platform Acala Network, and the second was Moonbeem Network.

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Released in May 2020, Polkadot continues to evolve with the launch of parachains. Polkadot’s native token DOT is the 9th largest crypto with a market cap of over $33.9 billion. Currently, DOT trades at around $34, 37% down from its all-time high of $55 launched on november 4, 2021.

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