Yet again, a decision on the NASDAQ listing of the Grayscale Polkadot Trust (DOT) has been delayed. To allow sufficient time to consider the proposed rule change, the SEC has postponed its ruling until November 8th.
Due to a very large DOT withdrawal on Hydration, GDOT prices and DOT lending rates experienced some volatility this week. Referendum 219, now passed, aimed to reduce DOT lending rates by adjusting the Reserve Factor to 10% and Optimal Usage to 85%.
Bifrost has initiated Polkadot Wish for Change Referendum 1778 to explore the idea of diversifying the treasury into revenue-generating parachain tokens such as bbBNC and HDX.