{"id":404137,"date":"2024-07-04T07:30:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T02:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=404137"},"modified":"2024-07-03T18:44:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T13:14:08","slug":"polkadot-spends-87m-in-h1-2024-treasury-deep-in-the-negative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/polkadot-spends-87m-in-h1-2024-treasury-deep-in-the-negative\/","title":{"rendered":"Polkadot spends $87M in H1 2024: &#8216;Treasury deep in the negative&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>Polkadot spent $87 million worth of DOT in H1 2024, raising sustainability concerns.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>DOT&#8217;s price fell by 2.90%, with the RSI below the neutral level, indicating ongoing bearish sentiment.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a significant update, <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/category\/polkadot-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Polkadot [DOT]<\/a>, the blockchain interoperability protocol established in 2016, has allocated $87 million worth of DOT tokens toward activities in the first half of 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Is Polkadot under a financial crunch?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This spending leaves the company&#8217;s treasury, with $245 million worth of DOT remaining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_404156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404156\" style=\"width: 821px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-Treasury-Assets.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-404156 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-Treasury-Assets.webp\" alt=\"Polkadot Treasury Assets\" width=\"821\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-Treasury-Assets.webp 821w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-Treasury-Assets-300x186.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-Treasury-Assets-768x476.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-404156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Forum.polkadot.network<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Community members are now estimating that the remaining funds could potentially last for approximately two years, based on current market conditions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.polkadot.network\/t\/2024-h1-polkadot-treasury-report\/8862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">treasury report<\/a>,<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt the current rate of spending, the Treasury has about 2 years of runway left, although the volatile nature of crypto-denominated treasuries makes it hard to predict with confidence.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expanding on the complexities, the report further added,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPolkadot\u2019s Treasury is becoming more complex and harder to grasp. It is spending directly as well as allocating value in bounties and collectives to be spent in the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Mixed community reaction<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revelation of this expenditure has sparked intense debate among stakeholders concerned about the project&#8217;s financial sustainability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expressing his discontent with the project, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/victorJi15\/status\/1808067693238706481\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Victor Ji<\/a>, co-founder of Manta Network, took to X (formerly Twitter) and noted,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c It is a highly toxic ecosystem that lacks any real value for web3, and it does not focus on users or adoption at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding to the fray was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DefiIgnas\/status\/1807787311666434343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DefiIgnas<\/a> who highlighted that the firm\u2019s financial position is \u201cDeep in the negative\u201d, a term often used to describe a situation wherein expenses or liabilities exceed income or assets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_404157\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404157\" style=\"width: 1164px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DefiIgnas.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-404157 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DefiIgnas.webp\" alt=\"DefiIgnas on DOT\" width=\"1164\" height=\"956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DefiIgnas.webp 1164w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DefiIgnas-300x246.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DefiIgnas-1024x841.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/DefiIgnas-768x631.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1164px) 100vw, 1164px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-404157\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: DefiIgnas\/X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, not everyone shared a similar line of thought. Amidst criticism, Web3Foundation CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FabianGompf\/status\/1808135664984039503?t=NEWrN6NAR08bvUNpDGP0hA&amp;s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fabian Gompf<\/a> jumped in, to defend Polkadot and noted,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe whole notion of a \u201crunway\u201d for the on-chain treasury is misleading. The treasury has continuous inflows. It\u2019s never going to run out of funds.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Impact on DOT&#8217;s price action<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This news significantly impacted Polkadot&#8217;s native currency, DOT, which was trading at $6.17 at the time of writing, reflecting a 2.90% decrease over the past 24 hours, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/polkadot-new\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CoinMarketCap<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMBCrypto&#8217;s analysis of Santiment data on DOT&#8217;s Relative Strength Index (RSI) further confirmed this sentiment, showing an RSI of 48, indicating a bearish trend as it sits below the neutral level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, declining price volatility suggested that this bearish sentiment was here to stay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_404160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-404160\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-scaled.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-404160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-scaled.webp\" alt=\"Polkadot- TradingView\" width=\"2560\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-300x102.webp 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-1024x347.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-768x260.webp 768w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-1536x520.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-2048x693.webp 2048w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Polkadot-TradingView-1200x406.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-404160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: TradingView<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The debate over Polkadot&#8217;s treasury longevity influences DOT&#8217;s price, fueling bearish sentiment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":404167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,66,3,6381,4,20],"tags":[6427],"class_list":["post-404137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-altcoins-news","category-new-news","category-news","category-polkadot-news","category-social","category-trading-view","tag-ambcrypto"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - 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