Urgent Proposal: We Need Immediate Changes in DOT’s Economic Policy

The Polkadot community is going through one of the most critical moments since the birth of the project. The price of DOT has been in freefall for months, breaking through levels we hadn’t seen since the early phases of the ecosystem.
This is not a normal market correction: it’s a collapse of confidence among developers, investors, and users.

I present a clear reflection and an urgent proposal.

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The current Staking model is creating unsustainable downward pressure

The current issuance and staking incentives, as they are designed today, are not adding value to the token. They are draining liquidity and creating constant selling pressure.

We cannot afford to wait until March 14th, 2026 to fix this.
The adjustment must be moved forward to January 1st, 2026.

Every month without changes means:

• More price decline.
• More users leaving the ecosystem.
• Less confidence.
• A narrative that becomes harder and harder to repair.

It makes no sense to let three more months pass at this level of deterioration.

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Treasury spending is failing and dragging down the project’s narrative

The community already knows it: millions have been spent on campaigns that generated no impact, actions without measurable goals, empty collaborations, and an alarming lack of transparency and results.

The treasury keeps spending, but DOT’s price keeps falling, sending a clear message to the market:
Funds are being diluted without strengthening the token or the ecosystem.

It’s time to admit it:
We must stop unproductive spending and stop financing initiatives that provide no direct, tangible value.

We need changes now. Not in three months.

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Automatic burn was an essential tool… and it has been removed

For months, the automatic burning mechanism on the treasury surplus helped counteract inflationary pressure. It was a healthy signal for tokenomics and showed that net supply was under control.

Removing this burn was a mistake.

The community needs the 1% burn on treasury surplus to be restored immediately.
It is a fundamental tool to reinforce the token’s economic health and send a clear message to the market.

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If we want to regain trust, Polkadot must show that it believes in DOT

Many ecosystems have already understood something Polkadot continues to ignore:

If you don’t actively support your own token, don’t expect the market to do it for you.

The treasury holds a large share of its assets in USDT, USDC, and other stablecoins.
If we want to show commitment and align incentives, part of those assets must be progressively and strategically redirected toward DOT — especially at current price levels.

This is not about manipulating the market, but about recovering economic coherence and confidence.

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The community is losing trust. Without community, there is no ecosystem

DOT’s decline since 2021 is not just a chart: it reflects a widespread sense of concern.

• Concern about JAM and its delays.
• Concern about spending with no return.
• Concern about late economic decisions.
• Concern about the lack of a solid strategy in a bearish market.

Confidence is collapsing. And once trust is lost, it takes years to recover.

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Conclusion: We cannot wait any longer

I propose directly:

✔ Reduce staking on January 1st, 2026, not March 14th.
✔ Immediately restore the 1% burn on the treasury surplus.
✔ Reorient the treasury toward DOT and cut inefficient expenses.
✔ Communicate all decisions with transparency and responsibility.

This is not an empty criticism.
It is an urgent call to protect the value of the token, the project, and the community that supports Polkadot.

We need changes now. Not in three months.

Signed by:
Daniel Sanchez
Xisco Correa