Launch of the First U.S. Polkadot Spot ETF Begins Trading Amid Concerns Over Network Demand

2026/03/07 14:14 (Updated 2026/03/07 18:00)

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Challenges in the Disparity Between Sluggish Real Demand

On the 6th, 21Shares launched the first U.S. Polkadot (DOT) spot ETF 'TDOT' on Nasdaq, officially starting trading.

This newly established ETF is structured to track the market price with physical DOT tokens as the underlying assets. The initial operational assets started at approximately $11 million, and according to the prospectus, a portion of the tokens held within the fund will be staked to generate...

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