What is the minimun requirement of DOT/KSM to participate in Crowdloans?

The minimum Polkadot Crowdloan contribution is 5 DOT (0.1 KSM on Kusama). Some projects crowdloans may support 1 DOT contribution (using their own crowdloan module instead of native).

Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

Q: What is Parachain Crowdloan?

Crowdloan allows a team to crowdsource KSM (for Kusama slots) or DOT (for Polkadot slots) to use to bootstrap its parachain auction. So crowdloan allows people to contribute by agreeing to lock up their own KSM (DOT) until the end of the lease. Teams can reward their contributors however they see fit, and can structure their crowdloan in various ways, hosting it either natively on Kusama (Polkadot) or on a 3rd-party platform.

FAQ
VIDEO

What is Parachain Auction?

Parachain auctions are auctions that are held on the Polkadot (or Kusama - network built as fast-moving 'canary in the coal mine' for its cousin Polkadot) relay chain to determine which blockchain will connect to the parachain slot. Once auction begins, then every project on the network is free to submit their 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).

What is Parachain Crowdloan?

Crowdloan allows a team to crowdsource DOT (for Polkadot slots) or KSM (for Kusama slots) to use to bootstrap its 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 various ways, hosting it either natively on Polkadot (Kusama) or on a 3rd-party platform.

How can I participate in Crowdloans?

When crowdloans start you'll see JOIN NOW button in the crowdloan table below. This button will lead to polkadot.js.org or to parachain project website where you may 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 will be received back to you automatically.

What is the minimun of DOT/KSM to participate in Crowdloans?

The minimum Polkadot Crowdloan contribution is 5 DOT (0.1 KSM on Kusama).

When will I get my DOT/KSM back?

If a project win an auction then you will get your DOT/KSM back after leasing period (96 weeks on Polkadot and 48 weeks on Kusama).
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 back to your wallet automatically. No action on your part is required.

Where can I find a list of scam/phishing sites?

A community driven curated list of potentially less-than-honest operators: https://polkadot.js.org/phishing/

Intro to Crowdloans and Parachain Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama

How to Participate in Crowdloans on Kusama

How to Create a Polkadot.js Wallet in 3 mins (for non-developers)

Kusama Crowdloans Rewards Rating

Project	Reward per KSM	Reward In Tokens	Token Price	Change (24h)	Change (7d)	All-Time High
1 Moonriver	$118	14+ MOVR	$8.39	+1.76%	-4.03%	$6 920
2 Shiden Network	$26.1	70+ SDN	$0.373	-3.57%	+22.3%	$585
3 Litmus	$24.73	30+ LIT	$0.824	-1.7%	-2.49%	$59.04
4 Calamari Network	$18.47	10 000+ KMA	$0.0018	+0.68%	-6.25%	$713
5 Bit.Country Pioneer	$18.02	72+ NEER	$0.25	-3.74%	-10.38%	$40.78
6 Khala Network	$15.17	100+ PHA	$0.152	+4.65%	-1.15%	$139
7 Zeitgeist	$14.31	130+ ZTG	$0.11	+11.15%	+12.83%	$42.27
8 Integritee Kusama	$13.15	40+ TEER	$0.329	+1.1%	-5.54%	$87.02
9 Dora Factory	$10.26	3+ DORA	$3.42	+0.84%	+1.93%	$20.49
10 Robonomics	$9.11	4.2+ XRT	$2.17	-5.47%	-1.68%	$68.5
11 KILT Kusama	$8.49	25+ KILT	$0.34	-5.94%	-15.27%	$245
12 Heiko Finance	$8.19	200+ HKO	$0.041	—	—	$8.19
13 Basilisk	$5.74	67 500+ BSX	$0.00008	-2.14%	-3.51%	$20.42
14 Karura	$4.71	22+ KAR	$0.214	-2.34%	-10.51%	$290
15 Altair	$4.14	430 AIR	$0.0096	+6.55%	+25.64%	$67.69
16 Crust Shadow	$3.7	1 000 CSM	$0.0037	-2.82%	-2.49%	$24
17 Genshiro	$3.6	2 530+ GENS	$0.0014	-1.44%	-11.16%	$164
18 Kintsugi	$3.16	3.75+ KINT	$0.841	-1.95%	-1.71%	$245
19 Bifrost Kusama	$2.78	22+ BNC	$0.126	+7.63%	+25.88%	$135
20 Sakura	$2	150 SKU	$0.013	+3.82%	+1.57%	$14.24
21 Quartz	$0.176	420+ QTZ	$0.00042	-7.44%	-22.36%	$14.09

#59: Oct 31 - Nov 7

#60: Nov 7 - Nov 14

#61: Nov 14 - Nov 21

#62: Nov 21 - Nov 28

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 1 005 KSM ($29 868)

the table can be scrolled horizontally

#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #62-64	Robonomics	1 004.97 KSM ($29 868) 1.01k+ KSM ($29.9k+)	93	2.06 XRT 1 KSM : 2.06 XRT	Reward Pool: 2.08k of 9.3m (0.02%) Inflation: 1%	Ended

TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table

Timeline

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 22, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2236 leading blocks: 100%	1 005 KSM ($29 869)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2233 leading blocks: 70.72%	241 KSM ($7 163)	self-funded		WINNER
Parathread 2232 leading blocks: 23.17%	242 KSM ($7 192)	self-funded
Robonomics leading blocks: 6.11%	525 KSM ($15 602)	93	2.06 XRT 1 KSM : 2.06 XRT

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2230 leading blocks: 39.51%	125 KSM ($3 715)	self-funded
Zeitgeist leading blocks: 60.49%	500 KSM ($14 860)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crab Network leading blocks: 100%	11.00 KSM ($327)	self-funded		WINNER

#53: Sep 19 - Sep 26

#54: Sep 26 - Oct 3

#55: Oct 3 - Oct 10

#56: Oct 10 - Oct 17

#57: Oct 17 - Oct 24

#58: Oct 24 - Oct 31

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 3 807 KSM ($113 140)

the table can be scrolled horizontally

#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #56-58	Genshiro	2 000 KSM ($59 440) 2k+ KSM ($59.4k+)	160	5 000+ GENS 1 KSM : 5 000+ GENS	Reward Pool: 10m of 1.2b (0.83%)	WINNER
	Auctions #56-58	Crust Shadow	1 807 KSM ($53 700) 1.81k+ KSM ($53.7k+)	209	100 CSM 1 KSM : 100 CSM	Reward Pool: 500k of 200m (0.25%) Inflation: 12%	WINNER

TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table

Timeline

Auction 58 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status

Auction 57 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crust Shadow leading blocks: 100%	1 807 KSM ($53 700)	209	100 CSM 1 KSM : 100 CSM	WINNER

Auction 56 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crust Shadow leading blocks: 2.28%	1 188 KSM ($35 293)	209	100 CSM 1 KSM : 100 CSM
Genshiro leading blocks: 97.72%	2 000 KSM ($59 440)	160	5 000+ GENS 1 KSM : 5 000+ GENS	WINNER

Auction 55 Ended
Leasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
DAO IPCI leading blocks: 77.57%	111 KSM ($3 300)	self-funded		WINNER
Crust Shadow leading blocks: 22.43%	111 KSM ($3 299)	self-funded

Auction 54 Ended
Leasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
DAO IPCI leading blocks: 4.28%	42.00 KSM ($1 248)	self-funded
Parathread 2223 leading blocks: 95.7%	1 001 KSM ($29 750)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 53 Ended
Leasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Quartz leading blocks: 66.15%	1 005 KSM ($29 869)	self-funded		WINNER
Parathread 2223 leading blocks: 33.85%	1 000 KSM ($29 720)	self-funded

#26: Feb 20 - Feb 27

#27: Feb 27 - Mar 6

#28: Mar 6 - Mar 13

#29: Mar 13 - Mar 20

#30: Mar 20 - Mar 27

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 41 188 KSM ($1 224 095)

the table can be scrolled horizontally

Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #26-30	Turing Network	15 475 KSM ($459 918) 15.5k+ KSM ($459k+)	1 267	1 150+ TUR 1 KSM : 1 150+ TUR	Reward Pool: 160m of 1b (16%) Inflation: 5%	WINNER
Auctions #26-30	Mangata X	13 999.99 KSM ($416 080) 14k+ KSM ($416k+)	925	6 250+ MGX 1 KSM : 6 250+ MGX	Reward Pool: 140m of 1b (14%) Inflation: 0%	WINNER
Auctions #26-30	Pichiu	11 713 KSM ($348 098) 11.7k+ KSM ($348k+)	925	350+ PCHU 1 KSM : 350+ PCHU	Reward Pool: 10.5m of 100m (10.5%) Inflation: 0%	Refunded

TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table

Timeline

Auction 30 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Turing Network leading blocks: 100%	15 475 KSM ($459 918)	1 267	1 150+ TUR 1 KSM : 1 150+ TUR	WINNER

Auction 29 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Pichiu leading blocks: 56.58%	11 706 KSM ($347 892)	812	350+ PCHU 1 KSM : 350+ PCHU
Karura leading blocks: 43.42%	9 793 KSM ($291 048)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 28 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Kilt leading blocks: 100%	10 000 KSM ($297 200)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 27 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Moonriver leading blocks: 99.21%	10 000 KSM ($297 200)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 26 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Mangata X leading blocks: 99.09%	14 000 KSM ($416 080)	925	6 250+ MGX 1 KSM : 6 250+ MGX	WINNER

Polkadot Crowdloans Rewards Rating

Project	Reward per DOT	Reward In Tokens	Token Price	Change (24h)	Change (7d)	All-Time High
1 Litentry	$6.58	8+ LIT	$0.823	-1.82%	-2.67%	$10.25
2 Astar	$4.38	102+ ASTR	$0.043	-2.3%	+3.27%	$43
3 Aventus Network	$4.29	3 AVT	$1.43	-1.1%	-0.2%	$5.66
4 Phala Network	$3.64	24+ PHA	$0.152	+3.42%	-1.09%	$7.96
5 Kylin Network	$2.63	222+ KYL	$0.012	-1.96%	-5.32%	$4.91
6 Centrifuge	$2.45	12+ CFG	$0.204	+0.74%	-8.27%	$6.23
7 Efinity	$2.37	26+ EFI	$0.091	+2.44%	+4.61%	$5.08
8 Moonbeam	$1.64	4+ GLMR	$0.41	-2.58%	+1.14%	$78
9 Parallel Finance	$1.3	109+ PARA	$0.012	—	—	$1.3
10 Clover Finance	$1.3	20+ CLV	$0.065	+0.32%	-1.44%	$11.68
11 Bifrost Polkadot	$1.26	10+ BNC	$0.126	+7.62%	+25.85%	$2.18
12 Integritee Polkadot	$0.822	2.5+ TEER	$0.329	+1.1%	-5.54%	$1.89
13 Acala	$0.597	4.61+ ACA	$0.129	-1.14%	-16.51%	$12.86
14 Interlay	$0.533	22.71+ INTR	$0.023	-2.55%	-0.54%	$4.56
15 Nodle	$0.071	20+ NODL	$0.0036	-1.62%	+8.25%	$0.4

#33: Nov 21 - Nov 28

#34: Dec 4 - Dec 10

#35: Dec 16 - Dec 22

#36: Dec 28 - Jan 3

#37: Jan 9 - Jan 15

#38: Jan 21 - Jan 27

#39: Feb 2 - Feb 8

Crowdloans on Polkadot

Expand All Rows

Projects raised: 113 369 DOT ($599 724)

DOT to contribute

the table can be scrolled horizontally

Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #33-34	Hashed Network	59 972 DOT ($317 249) 60k+ DOT ($317k+)	386	480 HASH 1 DOT : 480 HASH	Reward Pool: 60m of 1b (6%)	JOIN NOW
Auctions #33-34	OmniBTC	53 398 DOT ($282 474) 53.4k+ DOT ($282k+)	613	0.33 SO 1 DOT : 0.33 SO	Reward Pool: 20.8k of 21m (0.1%)	JOIN NOW
Auctions #35-39	Pendulum	—	—	11+ PEN 1 DOT : 11+ PEN	Reward Pool: 6m of 200m (3%)	WAITLIST

TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table

Timeline

Leading Blocks:

Hashed Network 63.02% |

OmniBTC 25.63%

Auction 34
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Latest Bid	Contributions	Min Reward	Join
OmniBTC leading blocks: 25.63%	52 600 DOT ($278 256)	613	0.33 SO 1 DOT : 0.33 SO	JOIN NOW
Hashed Network leading blocks: 63.02%	59 972 DOT ($317 249)	386	480 HASH 1 DOT : 480 HASH	JOIN NOW

Auction 33 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Frequency leading blocks: 100%	67 500 DOT ($357 075)	self-funded		WINNER

#26: Aug 29 - Sep 5

#27: Sep 10 - Sep 17

#28: Sep 22 - Sep 29

#29: Oct 4 - Oct 11

#30: Oct 16 - Oct 23

#31: Oct 28 - Nov 4

#32: Nov 9 - Nov 16

Crowdloans on Polkadot

Projects raised: 632 426 DOT ($3 345 534)

the table can be scrolled horizontally

Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #26-27	Aventus Network	199 999.99 DOT ($1 058 000) 200k+ DOT ($1.06m+)	134	3 AVT 1 DOT : 3 AVT	Reward Pool: 600k of 11m (5.45%) Inflation: 6%	WINNER
Auctions #28-32	OAK Network	149 998 DOT ($793 491) 149k+ DOT ($793k+)	530	75.5+ OAK 1 DOT : 75.5+ OAK	Reward Pool: 15m of 1b (1.5%) Inflation: 5%	WINNER
Auctions #26-27	Bitgreen	123 562 DOT ($653 643) 123k+ DOT ($653k+)	424	15 BBB 1 DOT : 15 BBB	Reward Pool: 3m of 1b (0.3%)	Refunded
Auctions #28-32	Ajuna Network	86 913 DOT ($459 769) 86.9k+ DOT ($459k+)	711	10+ AJUN 1 DOT : 10+ AJUN	Reward Pool: 2.4m of 500m (0.48%)	WINNER
Auctions #28-32	Crust Network	71 953 DOT ($380 631) 72k+ DOT ($380k+)	811	0.2+ CRU 1 DOT : 0.2+ CRU	Reward Pool: 20k of 20m (0.1%) Inflation: 12%	WINNER

TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table

Timeline

Auction 32 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2092 leading blocks: 82.15%	37 656 DOT ($199 198)	self-funded		WINNER
OmniBTC leading blocks: 17.85%	37 671 DOT ($199 277)	613	0.33 SO 1 DOT : 0.33 SO

Auction 31 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Ajuna Network leading blocks: 100%	86 913 DOT ($459 769)	711	10+ AJUN 1 DOT : 10+ AJUN	WINNER

Auction 30 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crust Network leading blocks: 100%	71 953 DOT ($380 631)	811	0.2+ CRU 1 DOT : 0.2+ CRU	WINNER

Auction 29 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crust Network leading blocks: 0.03%	58 489 DOT ($309 404)	811	0.2+ CRU 1 DOT : 0.2+ CRU
Bitgreen leading blocks: 99.97%	75 000 DOT ($396 750)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 28 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
OAK Network leading blocks: 100%	149 998 DOT ($793 491)	530	75.5+ OAK 1 DOT : 75.5+ OAK	WINNER

Auction 27 Ended
Leasing: August 28, 2022 - July 3, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Watr leading blocks: 100%	125 224 DOT ($662 435)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 26 Ended
Leasing: August 28, 2022 - July 3, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Aventus Network leading blocks: 100%	200 000 DOT ($1 058 000)	134	3 AVT 1 DOT : 3 AVT	WINNER

Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

Auction 62 EndedLeasing: December 14, 2022 - November 22, 2023

Auction 61 EndedLeasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 60 EndedLeasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 59 EndedLeasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 58 EndedLeasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 57 EndedLeasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 56 EndedLeasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 55 EndedLeasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Auction 54 EndedLeasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Auction 53 EndedLeasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Auction 30 EndedLeasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 29 EndedLeasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 28 EndedLeasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 27 EndedLeasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 26 EndedLeasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 34 Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 33 EndedLeasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 32 EndedLeasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 31 EndedLeasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 30 EndedLeasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 29 EndedLeasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 28 EndedLeasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 27 EndedLeasing: August 28, 2022 - July 3, 2024

Auction 26 EndedLeasing: August 28, 2022 - July 3, 2024

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 22, 2023

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 58 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 57 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 56 Ended
Leasing: November 2, 2022 - October 10, 2023

Auction 55 Ended
Leasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Auction 54 Ended
Leasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Auction 53 Ended
Leasing: September 21, 2022 - August 28, 2023

Auction 30 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 29 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 28 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 27 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 26 Ended
Leasing: April 6, 2022 - March 8, 2023

Auction 34
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 33 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 32 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 31 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 30 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 29 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 28 Ended
Leasing: November 20, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 27 Ended
Leasing: August 28, 2022 - July 3, 2024

Auction 26 Ended
Leasing: August 28, 2022 - July 3, 2024