Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem projects directory
Polkadot & Kusama ecosystem projects directory

Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

Parachain auctions are auctions that are held on the Polkadot (or Kusama - network built as a fast-moving 'canary in the coal mine' for its cousin Polkadot) relay chain to determine which blockchain will connect to the parachain slot. Once the auction starts, any project on the network can submit its bid to the relay chain.

Parachains are sold in an unpermissioned candle auction — a method used to auction ships in the 16th century where the winner was the highest bidder when the flame went out — which terminate after a random amount of time determined by the system. Auctions for both Polkadot and Kusama function similarly, and teams bid using two pieces of information — their bid amount and slot duration. Project teams bid using DOT (or KSM for Kusama).

Crowdloan allows a team to crowdsource DOT (for Polkadot slots) or KSM (for Kusama slots) to use to bootstrap their parachain auction. So Сrowdloan allows people to contribute by agreeing to lock up their own DOT (KSM) until the end of the lease. Teams can reward their contributors however they see fit, and can structure their Crowdloan in a number of ways, hosting it either natively on Polkadot (Kusama) or on a 3rd-party platform.
When crowdloans start you'll see JOIN NOW button in the crowdloan table below. This button will take you to polkadot.js.org or a parachain project website, where you can get additional bonuses from a project team for your crowdloan contribution. Both ways use Polkadot’s native crowdloan mechanism. This ensures that your DOT/KSM is automatically returned to you.
The minimum Polkadot Crowdloan contribution is 5 DOT (1 KSM on Kusama).
  1. If a project wins an auction then you will get your DOT/KSM back after a lease period (96 weeks on Polkadot and 48 weeks on Kusama).
  2. If a project does not take parachain slot you will get your DOT/KSM back in a few days after auctions end (current batch).
DOT/KSM will be automatically returned to your wallet. No action on your part is required.
A community-driven, curated list of potentially less than honest operators: https://polkadot.js.org/phishing/
Kusama Crowdloans Rewards Rating
#104: Sep 16 - Sep 22
#105: Sep 22 - Sep 28
#106: Sep 28 - Oct 4
#107: Oct 4 - Oct 10
#108: Oct 10 - Oct 16
#109: Oct 16 - Oct 22
#110: Oct 22 - Oct 28
Crowdloans on Kusama
the table can be scrolled horizontally
# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
TBA - to be announced
The current values of the progress bars are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline

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Auction 105
Leasing: October 4, 2023 - September 12, 2024

Project Latest Bid  Contributions  Min Reward  Join 

Auction 104 Ended
Leasing: October 4, 2023 - September 12, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Parathread 2284  
leading blocks: 29.13%
10.00 KSM ($189)  
self-funded
WINNER
#97: Aug 5 - Aug 11
#98: Aug 11 - Aug 17
#99: Aug 17 - Aug 23
#100: Aug 23 - Aug 29
#101: Aug 29 - Sep 4
#102: Sep 4 - Sep 10
#103: Sep 10 - Sep 16
Crowdloans on Kusama
the table can be scrolled horizontally
# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
TBA - to be announced
The current values of the progress bars are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline

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Auction 103 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status

Auction 102 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Virto Network
leading blocks: 100%
10.00 KSM ($189)  
self-funded
WINNER

Auction 101 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Kabocha
leading blocks: 43.57%
0.01 KSM ($0.19)  
self-funded
WINNER
Virto Network
leading blocks: 56.43%
10.00 KSM ($189)  
self-funded

Auction 100 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Bifrost Kusama
leading blocks: 100%
1.00 KSM ($18.92)  
self-funded
WINNER

Auction 99 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Robonomics
leading blocks: 100%
0.04 KSM ($0.79)  
self-funded
WINNER

Auction 98 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
DAO IPCI
leading blocks: 89.67%
10.50 KSM ($199)  
self-funded
WINNER
Bifrost Kusama
leading blocks: 8.83%
10.00 KSM ($189)  
self-funded
Parathread 2279  
leading blocks: 1.5%
2.90 KSM ($54.87)  
self-funded

Auction 97 Ended
Leasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Kabocha
leading blocks: 17.45%
0.01 KSM ($0.19)  
self-funded
DAO IPCI
leading blocks: 65.03%
0.42 KSM ($7.95)  
self-funded
Polkadot Crowdloans Rewards Rating
#46: Jul 31 - Aug 7
#47: Aug 12 - Aug 19
#48: Aug 24 - Aug 31
#49: Sep 6 - Sep 12
#50: Sep 18 - Sep 24
#51: Sep 30 - Oct 6
#52: Oct 12 - Oct 18
Crowdloans on Polkadot
Projects raised: 556 784 DOT ($2 232 706)
the table can be scrolled horizontally
# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
Auctions #46-52
299 999 DOT ($1 202 996) 299k+ DOT ($1.2m+)
1 EWT
1 DOT : 1 EWT
Reward Pool: 
300k of 69m (0.43%)
WINNER
Auctions #46-52
153 447 DOT ($615 324) 153k+ DOT ($615k+)
200+ VARCH
1 DOT : 200+ VARCH
Reward Pool: 
40m of 1b (4%)
WINNER
Auctions #46-52
Crowdloan 3344
56 293 DOT ($225 735) 56.3k+ DOT ($225k+)
self-funded
Auctions #46-52
47 045 DOT ($188 650) 47k+ DOT ($188k+)
0.0043 XSTXAU
1 DOT : 0.0043 XSTXAU
Reward Pool: 
TBA
JOIN NOW
TBA - to be announced
The current values of the progress bars are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline
Leading Blocks: 
Parathread 3351 70.3% | 
Crowdloan 3344 0.85%

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Auction 50
Leasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Project Latest Bid  Contributions  Min Reward  Join 
Parathread 3351  
leading blocks: 70.3%
57 000 DOT ($228 570)   self-funded
Crowdloan 3344  
leading blocks: 0.85%
56 293 DOT ($225 735)  
self-funded

Auction 49 Ended
Leasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Energy Web X
leading blocks: 100%
299 999 DOT ($1 202 996)  
1 EWT
1 DOT : 1 EWT
WINNER

Auction 48 Ended
Leasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Astar
leading blocks: 98.4%
45 000 DOT ($180 450)  
self-funded
WINNER
SORA Polkadot
leading blocks: 1.6%
30 888 DOT ($123 861)  
0.0043 XSTXAU
1 DOT : 0.0043 XSTXAU

Auction 47 Ended
Leasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
InvArch
leading blocks: 100%
153 447 DOT ($615 324)  
200+ VARCH
1 DOT : 200+ VARCH
WINNER

Auction 46 Ended
Leasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
InvArch
leading blocks: 90.54%
137 469 DOT ($551 251)  
200+ VARCH
1 DOT : 200+ VARCH
Bit.Country Continuum
leading blocks: 9.46%
110 000 DOT ($441 100)  
self-funded
WINNER
#44: Jun 1 - Jun 8
#45: Jul 7 - Jul 13
Crowdloans on Polkadot
Projects raised: 263 895 DOT ($1 058 221)
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# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
Auctions #44-45
207 141 DOT ($830 635) 207k+ DOT ($830k+)
190+ PEAQ
1 DOT : 190+ PEAQ
Reward Pool: 
71.4m of 4.2b (1.7%)
Inflation: 2.5%
WINNER
Auctions #44-45
56 755 DOT ($227 586) 56.8k+ DOT ($227k+)
485
114+ VARCH
1 DOT : 114+ VARCH
Reward Pool: 
40m of 1b (4%)
Refunded
TBA - to be announced
The current values of the progress bars are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline

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Auction 45 Ended
Leasing: July 31, 2023 - June 5, 2025

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
peaq
leading blocks: 95.2%
207 141 DOT ($830 635)  
190+ PEAQ
1 DOT : 190+ PEAQ
WINNER
InvArch
leading blocks: 0.27%
56 715 DOT ($227 425)  
114+ VARCH
1 DOT : 114+ VARCH

Auction 44 Ended
Leasing: July 31, 2023 - June 5, 2025

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Moonbeam
leading blocks: 100%
162 800 DOT ($652 827)  
self-funded
WINNER