Will Polkadot Accept This Major Request From A RWA Platform? DOT Down 65%
2024-09-11

Centrifuge, a real-world asset (RWA) solution and a Parachain, has a plan for Polkadot, a smart contracts platform. In a proposal, the RWA platform suggests that the newly created Polkadot Community Foundation allocates $3 million USDC to their T-Bill pool. This pool is held within the Anemoy Liquid Treasury Fund and aims to serve multiple objectives.
Centrifuge Wants Polkadot To Invest $3 Million In T-Bills
In their proposal, allocating the $3 million to T-Bill as an investment will benefit the broader ecosystem. Of note, it will help boost the long-term sustainability of the Polkadot Treasury. This is because the T-Bill pool will generate stable yields from real-world assets, thereby further increasing the financial health of the Treasury.
Though the funds will be from the foundation, Centrifuge argues that injecting the $3 million USDC into the T-Bill pool will help increase the network’s total value locked (TVL). Subsequently, this will also expand the Treasury’s assets. 
The foundation might consider investing in RWAs, as proposed by Centrifuge, as it could foster the growth of this technology within Polkadot, pushing adoption and growth as a result.
Laying out their proposal, Centrifuge said if the foundation decides to invest, it would align with their previous investment in the Anemoy Liquid Treasury Fund. In turn, this may offer a unique opportunity for Polkadot to diversify and expand its investment basket. It is especially now that tokenization and RWA is picking up momentum.
RWA Picking Up Steam, Will DOT Reverse Losses?
BlackRock, one of the top asset managers in the world, is one of the leaders in tokenizing treasury bills. On Ethereum, the manager has launched BUIDL, a platform where institutions can invest in tokenized Treasury bills. As of September 10, BUIDL is the largest tokenized Treasuries provider, managing over $514 million, according to RWA.xyz.
The proposal is so far garnering community support. Roughly a week before the decision, over 53% agreed with this proposal. However, some community members are expressing concerns. 
Most of them point to the potential risks and the negative implications of this on the network’s Treasury. One concern is that if this is approved, it could increase DOT spending requests, eventually depleting its reserves.
While the prospect of RWA taking off in Polkadot is bullish, DOT is still under pressure. From the daily chart, DOT is down roughly 65% from March highs. It is also in a descending channel and retesting multi-month support. www.tradingview.com/x/WfQ1dX6w
The primary support lies at around $3.5. On the upper end, resistance is at $5. A break above this line will lift sentiment, propelling the coin towards $6.5 in a buy trend continuation formation.