How Bifrost Brought vDOT to Major DeFi Networks

When Bifrost first proposed borrowing 1,000,000 DOT from the Polkadot treasury, it wasn’t just about funding, it was about trust. Trust that an open, auditable plan could turn DOT’s staking power into a force for cross-chain liquidity.

Fast forward to today, that vision has become reality. 🔹 vDOT now lives across Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB Chain. 🔹 Over 24 million DOT have been minted. 🔹 And Polkadot’s governance, community, and builders have proven what’s possible when they move in sync.

🌉 What Bifrost Brings to Polkadot

Bifrost acts as Polkadot’s staking yield layer, helping users earn staking rewards without locking up their DOT. That means your DOT keeps working for you: earning yield, staying liquid, and remaining eligible for governance.

This directly solves one of Polkadot’s long-standing challenges:

Strong network security, but limited capital efficiency. With vDOT, those barriers are gone. And the impact is measurable through Treasury Proposal #613, Bifrost’s DOT liquidity loan injected nearly $10M into Polkadot DeFi, returning 42,723 DOT in interest to the treasury.

That’s governance capital creating liquidity, and liquidity returning value back to governance — a full, sustainable loop.

🔗 Bridging DOT to the EVM World with Hyperbridge

Historically, DOT liquidity stayed within Polkadot. But to reach EVM users and DeFi protocols, Bifrost partnered with Hyperbridge, enabling trust-minimized bridging between Polkadot and major EVM chains.

Together, they launched DeFi Singularity — a governance-backed campaign designed to bring DOT and vDOT liquidity to Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BNB Chain.

Now, anyone can bridge DOT/vDOT, provide liquidity, and earn rewards — all while strengthening Polkadot’s cross-chain presence.

📊 The Results Speak for Themselves

✅ Over $4 million TVL attracted through DeFi Singularity. ✅ 20M+ vDOT minted (and growing). ✅ Incentive pools reaching up to 80% APY at peak.

But beyond numbers, the real win is structural:

Capital moved from single-chain staking to multi-chain participation. EVM users joined the Polkadot ecosystem. vDOT integrations spread across DeFi. Yield turned into governance and governance into growth.

🌱 A Replicable Model for Community-Led Innovation

What makes this so powerful is how it happened: Governance-led from the start — transparent and auditable. Partner-driven — prioritizing security and composability. Treasury-powered — using capital as a catalyst, not a crutch.

This is what happens when governance becomes execution, not just discussion.

🌍 The Next Phase

Bifrost’s mission continues expanding vDOT liquidity and use cases across more networks, while keeping yields decentralized and governance rooted in Polkadot.

The DeFi Singularity campaign is live and thriving. Thousands have already joined. If you believe in an open, multi-chain Polkadot, this is your entry point.

👉 Be part of the movement. 👉 Earn yield, gain liquidity, and strengthen the ecosystem together.

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