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	$135	14+ MOVR	$9.61	-1.9%	+10.8%	$6 920
2 Shiden Network	$39.77	70+ SDN	$0.568	+25.88%	+22.59%	$585
3 Litmus	$32.07	30+ LIT	$1.07	-2.28%	+3.25%	$59.04
4 Robonomics	$28.1	4.2+ XRT	$6.69	-21.81%	+109%	$68.5
5 Khala Network	$18.14	100+ PHA	$0.181	-14.05%	+12.85%	$139
6 Integritee Kusama	$18.11	40+ TEER	$0.453	-5.72%	+2.73%	$87.02
7 Calamari Network	$18.09	10 000+ KMA	$0.0018	+1.77%	+3.92%	$713
8 Bit.Country Pioneer	$16.36	72+ NEER	$0.227	-0.03%	-6.4%	$40.78
9 KILT Kusama	$14.42	25+ KILT	$0.577	-6.47%	-14.57%	$245
10 Crust Shadow	$14.06	1 000 CSM	$0.014	+48.69%	+225%	$24
11 Zeitgeist	$11.3	130+ ZTG	$0.087	-9.33%	-8.47%	$42.27
12 Dora Factory	$10.53	3+ DORA	$3.51	-14.65%	-16.29%	$20.49
13 Basilisk	$10.14	67 500+ BSX	$0.00015	+0.63%	+3.99%	$20.42
14 Bifrost Kusama	$10.02	22+ BNC	$0.455	-14.2%	+26.36%	$135
15 Bajun Network	$6.75	115+ BAJU	$0.059	-8.09%	+16.67%	$11.36
16 Heiko Finance	$5.17	200+ HKO	$0.026	—	—	$5.17
17 Karura	$5.08	22+ KAR	$0.231	-7.11%	+3.83%	$290
18 Altair	$5	430 AIR	$0.012	-7.61%	+2.93%	$67.69
19 Kintsugi	$3.85	3.75+ KINT	$1.03	-0.88%	+0.63%	$245
20 Genshiro	$3.03	2 530+ GENS	$0.0012	-7.58%	+7.3%	$164
21 Sakura	$2.22	150 SKU	$0.015	-4.6%	+27.26%	$14.24
22 Quartz	$0.369	420+ QTZ	$0.00088	-13.97%	+2.75%	$14.09
23 SORA	$0.176	0.05+ XOR	$3.53	-7.72%	-14.15%	$2.09

#65: Jan 5 - Jan 12

#66: Jan 13 - Jan 19

#67: Jan 20 - Jan 26

#68: Jan 31 - Feb 6

#69: Feb 10 - Feb 17

Crowdloans on Kusama

Projects raised: 5 999 KSM ($213 148)

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #66-69	Mangata X	5 999 KSM ($213 148) 6k+ KSM ($213k+)	280	5 000+ MGX 1 KSM : 5 000+ MGX	Reward Pool: 30m of 1b (3%) Inflation: 0%	WINNER

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

Timeline

Auction 68 Ended
Leasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Mangata X leading blocks: 100%	5 999 KSM ($213 148)	280	5 000+ MGX 1 KSM : 5 000+ MGX	WINNER

Auction 67 Ended
Leasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Moonriver leading blocks: 94.23%	7 000 KSM ($248 710)	self-funded		WINNER
Mangata X leading blocks: 5.77%	5 999 KSM ($213 148)	280	5 000+ MGX 1 KSM : 5 000+ MGX

Auction 66 Ended
Leasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Parathread 2241 leading blocks: 4.2%	300 KSM ($10 659)	self-funded
Luhn Network leading blocks: 23.65%	305 KSM ($10 837)	self-funded
Litmus leading blocks: 72.33%	3 000 KSM ($106 590)	self-funded	WINNER

Auction 65 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2243 leading blocks: 14.64%	2 000 KSM ($71 060)	self-funded
Bittensor Kusama leading blocks: 85.36%	2 050 KSM ($72 837)	self-funded		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 ($106 838)

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#	Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
	Auctions #62-64	Robonomics	2 002 KSM ($71 131) 2k+ KSM ($71.1k+)	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 ($35 707) 1.01k+ KSM ($35.7k+)	93	2.06 XRT 1 KSM : 2.06 XRT	Reward Pool: 2.08k of 9.3m (0.02%) Inflation: 1%	Not Refunded

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 21, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Status
Bittensor 2242 leading blocks: 26.67%	2 600 KSM ($92 378)	self-funded	WINNER
Parathread 2243 leading blocks: 47.67%	2 000 KSM ($71 060)	self-funded
Bittensor 2244 leading blocks: 25.66%	2 602 KSM ($92 449)	self-funded

Auction 63 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Robonomics leading blocks: 100%	2 002 KSM ($71 131)	62	2.38 XRT 1 KSM : 2.38 XRT	WINNER

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Zero leading blocks: 100%	1 005 KSM ($35 708)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2233 leading blocks: 70.72%	241 KSM ($8 563)	self-funded		WINNER
Parathread 2232 leading blocks: 23.17%	242 KSM ($8 598)	self-funded
Robonomics leading blocks: 6.11%	525 KSM ($18 652)	93	2.06 XRT 1 KSM : 2.06 XRT

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2230 leading blocks: 39.51%	125 KSM ($4 441)	self-funded
Zeitgeist leading blocks: 60.49%	500 KSM ($17 765)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crab Network leading blocks: 100%	11.00 KSM ($391)	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	$8.57	8+ LIT	$1.07	-2.15%	+3.44%	$10.25
2 Astar	$8.57	102+ ASTR	$0.084	+34.7%	+40.6%	$43
3 Bifrost Polkadot	$4.55	10+ BNC	$0.455	-14.05%	+26.32%	$5.46
4 Phala Network	$4.36	24+ PHA	$0.182	-13.63%	+13.03%	$7.96
5 Aventus Network	$3.96	3 AVT	$1.32	-1.19%	+0.95%	$5.38
6 Centrifuge	$3.6	12+ CFG	$0.3	-1.84%	+4.28%	$6.23
7 Kylin Network	$2.78	222+ KYL	$0.013	-10.4%	+9.77%	$4.87
8 Efinity	$2.71	26+ EFI	$0.104	-9.3%	+16.02%	$5.08
9 Moonbeam	$2.05	4+ GLMR	$0.512	+3.13%	+11.01%	$78
10 Clover Finance	$1.53	20+ CLV	$0.077	-6.39%	+4.87%	$11.68
11 Parallel Finance	$1.31	109+ PARA	$0.012	—	—	$1.31
12 Integritee Polkadot	$1.14	2.5+ TEER	$0.455	-5.59%	+3.21%	$1.89
13 Acala	$0.658	4.61+ ACA	$0.143	-0.52%	+4.5%	$12.86
14 Interlay	$0.526	22.71+ INTR	$0.023	+0.68%	+1.01%	$4.56
15 Nodle	$0.067	20+ NODL	$0.0034	-1.21%	+4.29%	$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

Projects raised: 515 055 DOT ($3 383 912)

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Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #35-39	Pendulum	299 997 DOT ($1 970 980) 299k+ DOT ($1.97m+)	51	11+ PEN 1 DOT : 11+ PEN	Reward Pool: 6m of 200m (3%)	WINNER
Auctions #35-39	Bittensor	76 148 DOT ($500 295) 76.1k+ DOT ($500k+)	129	self-funded		WINNER
Auctions #33-34	OmniBTC	53 427 DOT ($351 014) 53.4k+ DOT ($351k+)	617	0.33 SO 1 DOT : 0.33 SO	Reward Pool: 20.8k of 21m (0.1%)	WINNER

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

Timeline

Auction 39
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

The winner will be randomly selected in the final block of the epoch.

Project	Latest Bid	Contributions	Min Reward
Parathread 2104 leading blocks: 80.7%	25 000 DOT ($164 250)	self-funded		PAUSED
Parathread 2105 leading blocks: 19.3%	17 500 DOT ($114 975)	self-funded		PAUSED

Auction 38 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2104 leading blocks: 61.07%	17 500 DOT ($114 975)	self-funded
Aleph Zero leading blocks: 38.93%	25 000 DOT ($164 250)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 37 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Hashed Network leading blocks: 4.82%	10 000 DOT ($65 700)	self-funded
Subsocial Polkadot leading blocks: 95.18%	15 000 DOT ($98 550)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 36 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Bittensor leading blocks: 100%	76 148 DOT ($500 295)	129		WINNER

Auction 35 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Pendulum leading blocks: 100%	299 997 DOT ($1 970 980)	51	11+ PEN 1 DOT : 11+ PEN	WINNER

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

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
OmniBTC leading blocks: 25.63%	53 427 DOT ($351 014)	617	0.33 SO 1 DOT : 0.33 SO	WINNER
Hashed Network leading blocks: 74.37%	61 430 DOT ($403 598)	845	480 HASH 1 DOT : 480 HASH

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

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Frequency leading blocks: 100%	67 500 DOT ($443 475)	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 ($4 155 040)

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Auctions	Project	Funds Raised	Contributions	Min Reward	Tokenomics
Auctions #26-27	Aventus Network	199 999.99 DOT ($1 314 000) 200k+ DOT ($1.31m+)	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 ($985 489) 149k+ DOT ($985k+)	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 ($811 802) 123k+ DOT ($811k+)	424	15 BBB 1 DOT : 15 BBB	Reward Pool: 3m of 1b (0.3%)	Refunded
Auctions #28-32	Ajuna Network	86 913 DOT ($571 018) 86.9k+ DOT ($571k+)	711	10+ AJUN 1 DOT : 10+ AJUN	Reward Pool: 2.4m of 500m (0.48%)	WINNER
Auctions #28-32	Crust Network	71 953 DOT ($472 731) 72k+ DOT ($472k+)	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 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Parathread 2092 leading blocks: 82.15%	37 656 DOT ($247 397)	self-funded		WINNER
OmniBTC leading blocks: 17.85%	37 671 DOT ($247 495)	617	0.33 SO 1 DOT : 0.33 SO

Auction 31 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Ajuna Network leading blocks: 100%	86 913 DOT ($571 018)	711	10+ AJUN 1 DOT : 10+ AJUN	WINNER

Auction 30 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crust Network leading blocks: 100%	71 953 DOT ($472 731)	811	0.2+ CRU 1 DOT : 0.2+ CRU	WINNER

Auction 29 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
Crust Network leading blocks: 0.03%	58 489 DOT ($384 270)	811	0.2+ CRU 1 DOT : 0.2+ CRU
Bitgreen leading blocks: 99.97%	75 000 DOT ($492 750)	self-funded		WINNER

Auction 28 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Project	Last Bid	Contributions	Estimated Reward	Status
OAK Network leading blocks: 100%	149 998 DOT ($985 489)	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 ($822 722)	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 ($1 314 000)	134	3 AVT 1 DOT : 3 AVT	WINNER

Auctions on Polkadot & Kusama Ecosystem

Auction 68 EndedLeasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Auction 67 EndedLeasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Auction 66 EndedLeasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Auction 65 EndedLeasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 64 EndedLeasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 63 EndedLeasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 62 EndedLeasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 61 EndedLeasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Auction 60 EndedLeasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Auction 59 EndedLeasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Auction 39 Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Auction 38 EndedLeasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Auction 37 EndedLeasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Auction 36 EndedLeasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Auction 35 EndedLeasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

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

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

Auction 32 EndedLeasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 31 EndedLeasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 30 EndedLeasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 29 EndedLeasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 28 EndedLeasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

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

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

Auction 68 Ended
Leasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Auction 67 Ended
Leasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Auction 66 Ended
Leasing: January 24, 2023 - January 3, 2024

Auction 65 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 64 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 63 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 62 Ended
Leasing: December 13, 2022 - November 21, 2023

Auction 61 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Auction 60 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Auction 59 Ended
Leasing: October 31, 2022 - October 9, 2023

Auction 39
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Auction 38 Ended
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Auction 37 Ended
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Auction 36 Ended
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Auction 35 Ended
Leasing: February 13, 2023 - December 18, 2024

Auction 34 Ended
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Auction 33 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 32 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 31 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 30 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 29 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

Auction 28 Ended
Leasing: November 21, 2022 - September 25, 2024

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

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