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Polkadot timeline

7 dated events on a price chart. Toggle log scale, change the range and click any dot.

Polkadot price, USD
launchrallycrashupgradelegalforkoutagemilestone

Source: Binance DOT/USDT daily closes 2020-08-18 to 2021-06-15; Coinbase Exchange DOT/USD daily closes 2021-06-16 to 2026-10-14. Fetched Oct 14, 2026 from free public APIs. Click a dot for the event and its price on that day.

All events, in order

  1. Nov 6, 2017crash
    Parity wallet freeze
    A wallet bug locks Polkadot's ICO funds.
  2. May 26, 2020launch
    Polkadot genesis
    Polkadot's chain starts under proof of authority.
  3. Aug 18, 2020milestone
    First daily close in our data $3.10 (Binance DOT/USDT daily close, 2020-08-18)
    Our sourced DOT price history begins on this day.
  4. Aug 21, 2020milestone
    DOT redenomination $2.83 (Binance DOT/USDT daily close, 2020-08-21)
    One old DOT becomes 100 new DOT.
  5. Nov 4, 2021rally
    Highest close in our data $53.90 (Coinbase Exchange DOT/USD daily close, 2021-11-04)
    The highest daily close for DOT in our price history.
  6. Nov 11, 2021upgrade
    First parachain auctions $47.49 (Coinbase Exchange DOT/USD daily close, 2021-11-11)
    Projects bid DOT for parachain slots.
  7. Aug 18, 2026crash
    Lowest close after the peak $0.7508 (Coinbase Exchange DOT/USD daily close, 2026-08-18)
    The lowest DOT close in our data after its highest close.

Years

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