{"id":417991,"date":"2024-05-09T22:00:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T21:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=417991"},"modified":"2024-05-09T21:51:11","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T20:51:11","slug":"record-breaking-user-engagement-on-polkadot-despite-price-slump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/record-breaking-user-engagement-on-polkadot-despite-price-slump\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking user engagement on Polkadot despite price slump"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/polkadot\/\">Polkadot<\/a> blockchain activity has surged to record levels, with active addresses hitting all-time highs for two consecutive months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dashboards.data.paritytech.io\/parachains.html\">Data<\/a> from DotLake indicates the network boasted around 650,000 active addresses on-chain as of the end of April. The growth continues the uptrend that saw the number of active blockchain addresses surpass its previous high of 605,000 in March.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418050\" style=\"width: 1417px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418050\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-09-204759.jpg\" alt=\"Polkadot active addresses\" width=\"1417\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-09-204759.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-09-204759-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-09-204759-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-09-204759-768x422.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1417px) 100vw, 1417px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-418050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polkadot Active Addresses. (Source: DotLake)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Polkadot <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Polkadot\/status\/1788290437020578170\">said<\/a> this milestone represents a significant uptick in activity, marking a new all-time high for monthly active accounts since the launch of parachains in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The rising active addresses can be primarily attributed to Moonbeam. During the reporting period, the parachain accounted for over 60% of these addresses, totaling 397,515, while Polkadot had only 136,612 addresses.<\/p>\n<p>Moonbeam is an Ethereum-compatible smart contract parachain on Polkadot that is <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/moralis-adds-support-for-moonbeam-network-to-boost-polkadot-development-tools\/\">attracting considerable attention<\/a> from the community. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PolkadotInsider\/status\/1787422109461082370\">data<\/a> from Polkadot Insider, the network had the highest user acquisition among Polkadot's parachains in April.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Polkadot's number of unique addresses with non-zero balances decreased slightly, dropping from 6.96 million in March to 6.8 million at the end of April. Furthermore, the total number of transactions on the network also saw a modest decline to 11.07 million in April, slightly down from 11.5 million in March.<\/p>\n<h2>DOT's price subdued<\/h2>\n<p>Polkadot's rising metrics have yet to translate into an improved price performance for the network's native DOT token.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_418053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418053\" style=\"width: 1827px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-418053\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOTUSD_2024-05-09_20-51-07.png\" alt=\"Polkadot DOT price\" width=\"1827\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOTUSD_2024-05-09_20-51-07.png 1827w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOTUSD_2024-05-09_20-51-07-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOTUSD_2024-05-09_20-51-07-1024x322.png 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOTUSD_2024-05-09_20-51-07-768x241.png 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/DOTUSD_2024-05-09_20-51-07-1536x483.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1827px) 100vw, 1827px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-418053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Polkadot's DOT 30-days Price Performance. (Source: Tradingview)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <em>CryptoSlate's<\/em> data, DOT's price has fallen more than 20% within the last 30 days to $6.9 as of press time. The performance mirrors the general trend observed in the crypto market during the reporting period, with <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bitcoin-begins-may-with-plunge-to-two-month-low-as-crypto-market-sees-widespread-losses\/\">Bitcoin and other digital assets struggling<\/a> to reach the highs set earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, crypto analyst Micha\u00ebl van de Poppe <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/polkadot-rolls-out-asynchronous-backing-to-boost-network-efficiency-and-transaction-speed\/\">argued<\/a> that Polkadot was &#8220;heavily undervalued&#8221; and believes its &#8220;valuation is super low compared to Ethereum&#8221; because of its impending JAM Upgrade, which will improve the network's operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polkadot blockchain activity has surged to record levels, with active addresses hitting all-time highs for two consecutive months. 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