Polkadot and the future of DOT, explained

slots are awarded through competitive “Parachain slot auctions” where projects bid and lease slots for a set period To bid at an auction

slot on the Relay Chain by winning a parachain slot auction A parachain Throughout the slot lease period, the KSM or DOT is reserved in the

dot and slot blotters Astar Network won Polkadot's third parachain slot auction today Astar has gathered over million DOTs from 27,100 contributions as the

dotm002 To nab a parachain, projects need to lock up a sometimes significant amount of DOT, which is loaned by token holders to lease their slot for two