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
#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
the table can be scrolled horizontally
# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table

Auction 76
Leasing: April 19, 2023 - March 28, 2024

Project Latest Bid  Contributions  Min Reward  Join 
#71: Feb 24 - Mar 2
#72: Mar 3 - Mar 10
#73: Mar 10 - Mar 17
#74: Mar 17 - Mar 24
#75: Mar 24 - Mar 31
Crowdloans on Kusama
Projects raised: 13 110 KSM ($458 582)
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# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
Auctions #71-75
5 522 KSM ($193 161) 5.52k+ KSM ($193k+)
800 krest
1 KSM : 800 krest
Reward Pool: 
12m of 400m (3%)
Inflation: 5%
WINNER
Auctions #71-75
3 023 KSM ($105 733) 3.02k+ KSM ($105k+)
8 TBCD
1 KSM : 8 TBCD
Reward Pool: 
TBA
WINNER
Auctions #71-75
2 781 KSM ($97 290) 2.78k+ KSM ($97.3k+)
self-funded
WINNER
Auctions #71-75
1 784 KSM ($62 399) 1.78k+ KSM ($62.4k+)
self-funded
WINNER
TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline

Auction 75 Ended
Leasing: March 7, 2023 - February 14, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Aband
leading blocks: 100%
1 784 KSM ($62 399)  
WINNER

Auction 74 Ended
Leasing: March 7, 2023 - February 14, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Khala Network
leading blocks: 99.89%
1 643 KSM ($57 458)  
self-funded
WINNER
Aband
leading blocks: 0.11%
1 633 KSM ($57 108)  

Auction 73 Ended
Leasing: March 7, 2023 - February 14, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
SORA Kusama
leading blocks: 100%
3 023 KSM ($105 733)  
8 TBCD
1 KSM : 8 TBCD
WINNER

Auction 72 Ended
Leasing: March 7, 2023 - February 14, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
krest
leading blocks: 100%
5 522 KSM ($193 161)  
800 krest
1 KSM : 800 krest
WINNER

Auction 71 Ended
Leasing: March 7, 2023 - February 14, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Bifrost Kusama
leading blocks: 99.63%
2 781 KSM ($97 290)  
WINNER
#59: Oct 31 - Nov 7
#60: Nov 7 - Nov 14
#61: Nov 14 - Nov 21
#62: Nov 21 - Nov 28
#63: Dec 22 - Dec 28
#64: Dec 29 - Jan 5
Crowdloans on Kusama
Projects raised: 3 007 KSM ($105 184)
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# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
Auctions #62-64
2 002 KSM ($70 030) 2k+ KSM ($70k+)
2.38 XRT
1 KSM : 2.38 XRT
Reward Pool: 
4.77k of 9.3m (0.05%)
Inflation: 1%
WINNER
Auctions #62-64
1 004.97 KSM ($35 154) 1.01k+ KSM ($35.2k+)
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 64 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 20, 2023

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Bittensor 2242
leading blocks: 26.67%
2 600 KSM ($90 948)  
self-funded
WINNER
Parathread 2243  
leading blocks: 47.67%
2 000 KSM ($69 960)  
self-funded
Bittensor 2244
leading blocks: 25.66%
2 602 KSM ($91 018)  
self-funded

Auction 63 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 20, 2023

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Robonomics
leading blocks: 100%
2 002 KSM ($70 030)  
2.38 XRT
1 KSM : 2.38 XRT
WINNER

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 20, 2023

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Zero
leading blocks: 100%
1 005 KSM ($35 155)  
self-funded
WINNER

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 8, 2023

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Karura
leading blocks: 70.72%
241 KSM ($8 430)  
self-funded
WINNER
Parathread 2232  
leading blocks: 23.17%
242 KSM ($8 465)  
self-funded
Robonomics
leading blocks: 6.11%
525 KSM ($18 363)  
2.06 XRT
1 KSM : 2.06 XRT

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 8, 2023

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Parathread 2230  
leading blocks: 39.51%
125 KSM ($4 373)  
self-funded
Zeitgeist
leading blocks: 60.49%
500 KSM ($17 490)  
self-funded
WINNER

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 8, 2023

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Crab Network
leading blocks: 100%
11.00 KSM ($385)  
self-funded
WINNER
Polkadot Crowdloans Rewards Rating
#42: Mar 25 - Apr 1
#43: Apr 28 - May 5
Crowdloans on Polkadot
Projects raised: 288 804 DOT ($1 836 794)
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# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
Auctions #42-43
128 608 DOT ($817 946) 128k+ DOT ($817k+)
30+ SAMA
1 DOT : 30+ SAMA
Reward Pool: 
15m of 1b (1.5%)
JOIN NOW
Auctions #42-43
86 761 DOT ($551 800) 86.8k+ DOT ($551k+)
140 PEAQ
1 DOT : 140 PEAQ
Reward Pool: 
42m of 4.2b (1%)
Inflation: 5%
JOIN NOW
Auctions #42-43
62 668 DOT ($398 569) 62.7k+ DOT ($398k+)
100 VARCH
1 DOT : 100 VARCH
Reward Pool: 
15m of 1b (1.5%)
JOIN NOW
Auctions #42-43
10 767 DOT ($68 479) 10.8k+ DOT ($68.5k+)
3 TBCD
1 DOT : 3 TBCD
Reward Pool: 
TBA
JOIN NOW
TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline
Leading Blocks: 
Moonsama 92.3%

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

Project Latest Bid  Contributions  Min Reward  Join 
Moonsama
leading blocks: 92.3%
128 608 DOT ($817 946)  
30+ SAMA
1 DOT : 30+ SAMA
JOIN NOW
#40: Feb 14 - Feb 21
#41: Feb 26 - Mar 5
Crowdloans on Polkadot
Projects raised: 292 100 DOT ($1 857 758)
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# Auctions Project Funds Raised  Contributions  Min Reward  Tokenomics                          
Auctions #40-41
229 456 DOT ($1 459 340) 229k+ DOT ($1.46m+)
self-funded
Ended
Auctions #40-41
55 354 DOT ($352 052) 55.4k+ DOT ($352k+)
480 HASH
1 DOT : 480 HASH
Reward Pool: 
60m of 1b (6%)
WINNER
Auctions #40-41
7 290 DOT ($46 366) 7.29k+ DOT ($46.4k+)
TBA TBA
1 DOT : TBA TBA
Reward Pool: 
TBA
Ended
TBA - to be announced
Progress bars current values are based on the maximum "Funds Raised" value in the table
Timeline

Auction 41 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Moonsama
leading blocks: 18.09%
229 456 DOT ($1 459 340)  
t3rn
leading blocks: 81.91%
129 000 DOT ($820 440)  
self-funded
WINNER

Auction 40 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Project Last Bid  Contributions  Estimated Reward  Status
Hashed Network
leading blocks: 100%
55 354 DOT ($352 052)  
480 HASH
1 DOT : 480 HASH
WINNER