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	$55.44	14+ MOVR	$3.96	+3.34%	-0.41%	$6 920
2 krest	$25.56	800 KREST	$0.032	+0.38%	-26.48%	$42.66
3 Litmus	$19.96	30+ LIT	$0.665	+0.09%	+0.77%	$59.04
4 Shiden Network	$15.34	70+ SDN	$0.219	-2.18%	-0.97%	$585.2
5 Bit.Country Pioneer	$13.34	72+ NEER	$0.185	+1.06%	-10.52%	$40.78
6 Khala Network	$9.62	100+ PHA	$0.096	+1.81%	+0.65%	$139
7 Picasso	$9.3	20 000+ PICA	$0.00046	-3.36%	-13.95%	$16.3
8 Robonomics	$7.81	4.2+ XRT	$1.86	+4.34%	+0.42%	$68.5
9 Basilisk	$6.52	67 500+ BSX	$0.0001	+1.47%	-4.85%	$20.9
10 Integritee Kusama	$6.44	40+ TEER	$0.161	+4.59%	-2.33%	$87.02
11 Calamari Network	$5.12	10 000+ KMA	$0.00051	-4.55%	-18.66%	$713.1
12 Bifrost Kusama	$4.18	22+ BNC	$0.19	-1.03%	-2.32%	$135.1
13 Bajun Network	$3.65	115+ BAJU	$0.032	-1.27%	-1.39%	$22.42
14 Altair	$2.83	430 AIR	$0.0066	+0.31%	-16.93%	$67.69
15 Heiko Finance	$1.69	200+ HKO	$0.0085	—	—	$1.69
16 Karura	$1.37	22+ KAR	$0.062	-1.57%	+0.14%	$290.4
17 Kintsugi	$0.837	3.75+ KINT	$0.223	+5.34%	+15.38%	$245.3
18 Crust Shadow	$0.601	100 CSM	$0.006	+5.13%	-1.23%	$2.4
19 Sakura	$0.59	150 SKU	$0.0039	-9.22%	-14.75%	$14.24
20 Quartz	$0.283	420+ QTZ	$0.00067	-1.33%	+2.06%	$14.09
21 Genshiro	$0.273	2 530+ GENS	$0.00011	-5.42%	-44.6%	$164.2
22 Dora Factory	$0.058	3+ DORA	$0.019	+2.9%	-20.35%	$20.49
23 SORA Kusama	$0.001	0.05+ XOR	$0.027	-8.28%	-31.13%	$2.09

#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

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#	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

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 ($190)	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

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

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 ($190)	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 ($190)	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 ($18.95)	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 ($0.80)	self-funded		WINNER

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

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
DAO IPCI leading blocks: 89.67%	10.50 KSM ($199)	self-funded	WINNER
Bifrost Kusama leading blocks: 8.83%	10.00 KSM ($190)	self-funded
Parathread 2279 leading blocks: 1.5%	2.90 KSM ($54.96)	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 ($7.96)	self-funded

#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 ($56 982)

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #62-64	Robonomics	2 002 KSM ($37 938) 2k+ KSM ($37.9k+)	62	2.38 XRT 1 KSM : 2.38 XRT	Reward Pool: 4.77k of 9.3m (0.05%) Inflation: 1%	WINNER
	Auctions #62-64	Robonomics	1 004.97 KSM ($19 044) 1.01k+ KSM ($19k+)	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
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Timeline

Auction 64 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Bittensor 2242 leading blocks: 26.67%	2 600 KSM ($49 270)	self-funded	WINNER
Parathread 2243 leading blocks: 47.67%	2 000 KSM ($37 900)	self-funded
Bittensor 2244 leading blocks: 25.66%	2 602 KSM ($49 308)	self-funded

Auction 63 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Robonomics leading blocks: 100%	2 002 KSM ($37 938)	62	2.38 XRT 1 KSM : 2.38 XRT	WINNER

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Zero leading blocks: 100%	1 005 KSM ($19 045)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Karura leading blocks: 70.72%	241 KSM ($4 567)	self-funded		WINNER
Parathread 2232 leading blocks: 23.17%	242 KSM ($4 586)	self-funded
Robonomics leading blocks: 6.11%	525 KSM ($9 948)	93	2.06 XRT 1 KSM : 2.06 XRT

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2230 leading blocks: 39.51%	125 KSM ($2 369)	self-funded
Zeitgeist leading blocks: 60.49%	500 KSM ($9 475)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crab Network leading blocks: 100%	11.00 KSM ($208)	self-funded		WINNER

Polkadot Crowdloans Rewards Rating

Project	Reward per DOT	Reward In Tokens	Token Price	Change (24h)	Change (7d)	All-Time High
1 Litentry	$5.34	8+ LIT	$0.667	+0.19%	+1.01%	$13.7
2 Astar	$5.21	102+ ASTR	$0.051	-0.92%	-0.3%	$43
3 Centrifuge	$3.44	12+ CFG	$0.286	-4.3%	+12.29%	$6.23
4 Phala Network	$2.31	24+ PHA	$0.096	+1.66%	+0.57%	$7.96
5 Aventus Network	$2.28	3 AVT	$0.76	+2.15%	-3.6%	$5.38
6 Kylin Network	$2	222.22+ KYL	$0.009	-0.08%	-0.29%	$4.87
7 Bifrost Polkadot	$1.9	10+ BNC	$0.19	-0.86%	-2.12%	$5.46
8 Polkadex	$1.49	2+ PDEX	$0.744	+7.81%	-0.57%	$3
9 Efinity	$1.42	26+ EFI	$0.055	+0.91%	+0.32%	$5.08
10 Pendulum	$0.774	11+ PEN	$0.07	-3.02%	-20.73%	$3.87
11 Moonbeam	$0.651	4+ GLMR	$0.163	+0.47%	-4.17%	$78
12 Clover Finance	$0.642	20+ CLV	$0.032	+3.13%	-1.16%	$11.68
13 Parallel Finance	$0.585	109+ PARA	$0.0054	—	—	$0.585
14 Integritee Polkadot	$0.402	2.5+ TEER	$0.161	+4.24%	-2.39%	$1.89
15 Acala	$0.236	4.61+ ACA	$0.051	+10.04%	+5.3%	$12.86
16 Interlay	$0.189	22.71+ INTR	$0.0083	+4.64%	+11.46%	$4.56
17 Nodle	$0.064	20+ NODL	$0.0032	+4.24%	-18.41%	$0.4

#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

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Projects raised: 556 784 DOT ($2 232 706)

DOT to contribute

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Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #46-52	Energy Web X	299 999 DOT ($1 202 996) 299k+ DOT ($1.2m+)	114	1 EWT 1 DOT : 1 EWT	Reward Pool: 300k of 69m (0.43%)	WINNER
Auctions #46-52	InvArch	153 447 DOT ($615 324) 153k+ DOT ($615k+)	583	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+)	24	self-funded
Auctions #46-52	SORA Polkadot	47 045 DOT ($188 650) 47k+ DOT ($188k+)	269	0.0043 XSTXAU 1 DOT : 0.0043 XSTXAU	Reward Pool: TBA	JOIN NOW

TBA - to be announced
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Timeline

Leading Blocks:

Parathread 3351 70.05% |

Crowdloan 3344 0.85%

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

Project	Latest Bid	Contributions	Min Reward	Join
Parathread 3351 leading blocks: 70.05%	57 000 DOT ($228 570)	self-funded
Crowdloan 3344 leading blocks: 0.85%	56 293 DOT ($225 735)	24	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)	114	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)	269	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)	583	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)	583	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	peaq	207 141 DOT ($830 635) 207k+ DOT ($830k+)	749	190+ PEAQ 1 DOT : 190+ PEAQ	Reward Pool: 71.4m of 4.2b (1.7%) Inflation: 2.5%	WINNER
	Auctions #44-45	InvArch	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
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Timeline

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)	749	190+ PEAQ 1 DOT : 190+ PEAQ	WINNER
InvArch leading blocks: 0.27%	56 715 DOT ($227 425)	485	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

Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

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

Auction 104 EndedLeasing: October 4, 2023 - September 12, 2024

Auction 103 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 102 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 101 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 100 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 99 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 98 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 97 EndedLeasing: August 23, 2023 - July 31, 2024

Auction 64 EndedLeasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Auction 63 EndedLeasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Auction 62 EndedLeasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Auction 61 EndedLeasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Auction 60 EndedLeasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Auction 59 EndedLeasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

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

Auction 49 EndedLeasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Auction 48 EndedLeasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Auction 47 EndedLeasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Auction 46 EndedLeasing: October 24, 2023 - August 28, 2025

Auction 45 EndedLeasing: July 31, 2023 - June 5, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auction 64 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Auction 63 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 14, 2022 - November 16, 2023

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 4, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

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

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