Polkadot (DOT) News Today: Why DOT Is Up – 04 October 2026

• Relay-chain activity hit 10.9K transactions over seven days, a 44% increase, as of 2 October 2026. • DOT borrowing APY fell from 2.66% to 1.31% on 1 October 2026. • PolkaGate Extension 2.16.0, released 1 October 2026, added alert functionality for users. • Parity’s censorship-resistance research, published 29 September 2026, links to RFC-0154 and Aura-based block production. • DOT is intended to remain JAM’s native token, with no separate native token planned.