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

The minimum Polkadot Crowdloan contribution is 5 DOT (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.

Q: 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.

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What is Parachain Auction?

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).

What is Parachain Crowdloan?

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.

How can I participate in Crowdloans?

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.

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

The minimum Polkadot Crowdloan contribution is 5 DOT (1 KSM on Kusama).

When will I get my DOT/KSM back?

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).
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.

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	$79.38	14+ MOVR	$5.67	-2.36%	-10.6%	$6 920
2 Litmus	$21.95	30+ LIT	$0.732	-4.24%	-21.05%	$59.04
3 Calamari Network	$19.04	10 000+ KMA	$0.0019	+0.39%	+0.81%	$713.1
4 Shiden Network	$13.94	70+ SDN	$0.199	-1.13%	-17.2%	$585.2
5 Robonomics	$13.86	4.2+ XRT	$3.3	-1.48%	-10.15%	$68.5
6 Basilisk	$11.31	67 500+ BSX	$0.00017	+3.42%	-23.02%	$20.9
7 Khala Network	$11.06	100+ PHA	$0.111	+0.15%	-17.8%	$139
8 Bit.Country Pioneer	$10.29	72+ NEER	$0.143	+0.77%	+12.19%	$40.78
9 Integritee Kusama	$8.17	40+ TEER	$0.204	+4.51%	-13.22%	$87.02
10 Bajun Network	$7.28	115+ BAJU	$0.063	+2.31%	+1.21%	$22.42
11 Dora Factory	$6.93	3+ DORA	$2.31	-1.15%	-2.55%	$20.49
12 Bifrost Kusama	$3.84	22+ BNC	$0.174	-2.53%	-7.42%	$135.1
13 Altair	$2.89	430 AIR	$0.0067	-2.39%	-6.4%	$67.69
14 Heiko Finance	$2.11	200+ HKO	$0.011	—	—	$2.11
15 Kintsugi	$1.91	3.75+ KINT	$0.508	-2.17%	-2.76%	$245.3
16 Karura	$1.76	22+ KAR	$0.08	-0.19%	-3.47%	$290.4
17 Genshiro	$1.2	2 530+ GENS	$0.00048	-9.96%	-7.05%	$164.2
18 Crust Shadow	$0.714	100 CSM	$0.0071	-2.47%	-6.7%	$2.4
19 Sakura	$0.536	150 SKU	$0.0036	+0.89%	-13.89%	$14.24
20 Quartz	$0.256	420+ QTZ	$0.00061	-2.46%	+9.91%	$14.09
21 SORA Kusama	$0.03	0.05+ XOR	$0.602	-5.52%	-39.43%	$2.09

#83: May 12 - May 18

#84: May 18 - May 24

#85: May 24 - May 30

#86: May 30 - Jun 5

#87: Jun 5 - Jun 11

#88: Jun 11 - Jun 17

#89: Jun 17 - Jun 23

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 269 KSM ($6 744)

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #83-89	Crowdloan 2270	269 KSM ($6 744) 269 KSM ($6.74k+)	25	self-funded		WINNER

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

Leading Blocks:

Altair 47.45%

Auction 87
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Project	Latest Bid	Contributions	Min Reward	Join
Altair leading blocks: 47.45%	200 KSM ($5 012)	self-funded

Auction 86 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Calamari Network leading blocks: 100%	500 KSM ($12 530)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 85 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2267 leading blocks: 84.9%	50.00 KSM ($1 253)	self-funded		WINNER
Karura leading blocks: 15.1%	70.00 KSM ($1 754)	self-funded

Auction 84 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Crowdloan 2270 leading blocks: 78.4%	269 KSM ($6 744)	25	WINNER
Parathread 2267 leading blocks: 3.29%	90.00 KSM ($2 255)	self-funded
Altair leading blocks: 0.83%	150 KSM ($3 759)	self-funded

Auction 83 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Bit.Country leading blocks: 89.23%	150 KSM ($3 759)	self-funded		WINNER

#76: Mar 31 - Apr 6

#77: Apr 6 - Apr 12

#78: Apr 12 - Apr 18

#79: Apr 18 - Apr 24

#80: Apr 24 - Apr 30

#81: Apr 30 - May 6

#82: May 6 - May 12

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 1.00 KSM ($25.06)

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #76-82	Kabocha	1.00 KSM ($25.06) 1 KSM ($25)	1	TBA TBA 1 KSM : TBA TBA	Reward Pool: TBA Inflation: 0-20%	Ended

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

Auction 82 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Kabocha leading blocks: 35.41%	401 KSM ($10 049)	self-funded	WINNER
Kabocha leading blocks: 17.88%	1.00 KSM ($25.06)	self-funded
Bit.Country leading blocks: 4.33%	500 KSM ($12 530)	self-funded

Auction 81 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Basilisk leading blocks: 52.61%	99.00 KSM ($2 481)	self-funded		WINNER
Karura leading blocks: 30.77%	40.00 KSM ($1 002)	self-funded

Auction 80 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Quartz leading blocks: 98.35%	140 KSM ($3 508)	self-funded		WINNER
Basilisk leading blocks: 1.65%	135 KSM ($3 383)	self-funded

Auction 79 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Bajun Network leading blocks: 100%	134 KSM ($3 351)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 78 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Basilisk leading blocks: 0.23%	6.00 KSM ($150)	self-funded
Alpha Network leading blocks: 98.26%	101 KSM ($2 531)	self-funded	WINNER
Karura leading blocks: 1.51%	100 KSM ($2 506)	self-funded

Auction 77 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Alpha Network leading blocks: 6.01%	51.00 KSM ($1 278)	self-funded
Imbue Network leading blocks: 93.99%	70.00 KSM ($1 754)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 76 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Acurast Kusama leading blocks: 88.92%	32.00 KSM ($802)	self-funded	WINNER
Imbue Network leading blocks: 0.38%	2.00 KSM ($50.12)	self-funded
Alpha Network leading blocks: 10.7%	33.00 KSM ($827)	self-funded

#48: Aug 8 - Aug 14

#49: Aug 15 - Aug 22

#50: Aug 22 - Aug 29

#51: Aug 29 - Sep 5

#52: Sep 5 - Sep 12

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 18 940 KSM ($474 637)

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #48-49	Snow	13 926 KSM ($348 988) 13.9k+ KSM ($348k+)	782	4 000+ ICZ 1 KSM : 4 000+ ICZ	Reward Pool: 133m of 2.66b (5%) Inflation: 5%	WINNER
	Auctions #48-49	GM Parachain	5 014 KSM ($125 649) 5.01k+ KSM ($125k+)	738	21 693+ FREN 1 KSM : 21 693+ FREN	Reward Pool: 208m of 694m (30%) Inflation: 5%	WINNER

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

Auction 52 Ended
Leasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Bit.Country leading blocks: 96.49%	3 500 KSM ($87 710)	self-funded		WINNER
Quartz leading blocks: 3.51%	1 100 KSM ($27 566)	self-funded

Auction 51 Ended
Leasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Snow leading blocks: 100%	13 926 KSM ($348 988)	782	4 000+ ICZ 1 KSM : 4 000+ ICZ	WINNER

Auction 50 Ended
Leasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Subsocial leading blocks: 100%	1 001 KSM ($25 085)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 49 Ended
Leasing: August 8, 2022 - July 12, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Picasso leading blocks: 100%	1 131 KSM ($28 343)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 48 Ended
Leasing: August 8, 2022 - July 12, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
GM Parachain leading blocks: 100%	5 014 KSM ($125 649)	738	21 693+ FREN 1 KSM : 21 693+ FREN	WINNER

Polkadot Crowdloans Rewards Rating

Project	Reward per DOT	Reward In Tokens	Token Price	Change (24h)	Change (7d)	All-Time High
1 Litentry	$5.87	8+ LIT	$0.734	-3.7%	-20.8%	$13.7
2 Astar	$4.2	102+ ASTR	$0.041	-2.14%	-17.84%	$43
3 Aventus Network	$3.27	3 AVT	$1.09	+1.64%	+1.79%	$5.38
4 Phala Network	$2.74	24+ PHA	$0.114	+3.71%	-15.12%	$7.96
5 Centrifuge	$2.35	12+ CFG	$0.196	-1.63%	-5.86%	$6.23
6 Kylin Network	$1.81	222.22+ KYL	$0.0082	-0.8%	+3.57%	$4.87
7 Bifrost Polkadot	$1.74	10+ BNC	$0.174	-3.18%	-7.85%	$5.46
8 Efinity	$1.18	26+ EFI	$0.045	-3.96%	-10.17%	$5.08
9 Pendulum	$1.14	11+ PEN	$0.104	+7.16%	-11.16%	$3.87
10 Moonbeam	$1.02	4+ GLMR	$0.255	-1.97%	-7.17%	$78
11 Parallel Finance	$0.766	109+ PARA	$0.007	—	—	$0.766
12 Clover Finance	$0.759	20+ CLV	$0.038	-0.01%	-17.05%	$11.68
13 Integritee Polkadot	$0.511	2.5+ TEER	$0.204	+4.53%	-13.17%	$1.89
14 Interlay	$0.394	22.71+ INTR	$0.017	-3.78%	-16.31%	$4.56
15 Acala	$0.173	4.61+ ACA	$0.038	-5.87%	-21.93%	$12.86
16 Nodle	$0.046	20+ NODL	$0.0023	-1.47%	-2.39%	$0.4

#44: Jun 1 - Jun 8

#45: Jul 1 - Jul 8

Crowdloans on Polkadot

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Projects raised: 209 849 DOT ($1 036 654)

DOT to contribute

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #44-45	peaq	162 246 DOT ($801 495) 162k+ DOT ($801k+)	511	190+ PEAQ 1 DOT : 190+ PEAQ	Reward Pool: 71.4m of 4.2b (1.7%) Inflation: 5%	JOIN NOW
	Auctions #44-45	InvArch	47 603 DOT ($235 160) 47.6k+ DOT ($235k+)	402	114+ VARCH 1 DOT : 114+ VARCH	Reward Pool: 40m of 1b (4%)	JOIN NOW

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

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

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 3342 leading blocks: 100%	162 800 DOT ($804 230)	self-funded		WINNER

#42: Mar 25 - Apr 1

#43: Apr 28 - May 5

Crowdloans on Polkadot

Projects raised: 466 588 DOT ($2 304 945)

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Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #42-43	peaq	168 016 DOT ($830 000) 168k+ DOT ($830k+)	770	140 PEAQ 1 DOT : 140 PEAQ	Reward Pool: 42m of 4.2b (1%) Inflation: 5%	Refunded
Auctions #42-43	InvArch	150 000 DOT ($741 000) 150k+ DOT ($741k+)	814	100 VARCH 1 DOT : 100 VARCH	Reward Pool: 15m of 1b (1.5%)	Refunded
Auctions #42-43	Moonsama	133 995 DOT ($661 937) 133k+ DOT ($661k+)	540	111.9 SAMA 1 DOT : 111.9 SAMA	Reward Pool: 15m of 1b (1.5%)	WINNER
Auctions #42-43	SORA Polkadot	14 577 DOT ($72 008) 14.6k+ DOT ($72k+)	247	3 TBCD 1 DOT : 3 TBCD	Reward Pool: TBA	Refunded

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

Auction 43 Ended
Leasing: May 8, 2023 - March 13, 2025

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Acala leading blocks: 99.34%	170 009 DOT ($839 844)	self-funded		WINNER
peaq leading blocks: 0.66%	162 385 DOT ($802 182)	770	140 PEAQ 1 DOT : 140 PEAQ

Auction 42 Ended
Leasing: May 8, 2023 - March 13, 2025

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Moonsama leading blocks: 100%	133 995 DOT ($661 937)	540	111.9 SAMA 1 DOT : 111.9 SAMA	WINNER

Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

Auction 87 Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 86 EndedLeasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 85 EndedLeasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 84 EndedLeasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 83 EndedLeasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 82 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 81 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 80 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 79 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 78 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 77 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 76 EndedLeasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 52 EndedLeasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Auction 51 EndedLeasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Auction 50 EndedLeasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Auction 49 EndedLeasing: August 8, 2022 - July 12, 2023

Auction 48 EndedLeasing: August 8, 2022 - July 12, 2023

Auction 44 EndedLeasing: July 31, 2023 - June 5, 2025

Auction 43 EndedLeasing: May 8, 2023 - March 13, 2025

Auction 42 EndedLeasing: May 8, 2023 - March 13, 2025

Auction 87
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 86 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 85 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 84 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 83 Ended
Leasing: May 30, 2023 - May 9, 2024

Auction 82 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 81 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 80 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 79 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 78 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 77 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 76 Ended
Leasing: April 18, 2023 - March 27, 2024

Auction 52 Ended
Leasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Auction 51 Ended
Leasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Auction 50 Ended
Leasing: September 19, 2022 - August 24, 2023

Auction 49 Ended
Leasing: August 8, 2022 - July 12, 2023

Auction 48 Ended
Leasing: August 8, 2022 - July 12, 2023

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

Auction 43 Ended
Leasing: May 8, 2023 - March 13, 2025

Auction 42 Ended
Leasing: May 8, 2023 - March 13, 2025